can I uninstall parallels 5 from a mac book with lion installed

To my knowledge Parallels puts an un-installer app in its Parallels folder.

Using this uninstaller app should remove Parallels from your Mac but not the VMs (Virtual Machines) you used with Parallels.

Stefan

Thanks Stefan for this reply. I tried using the Paralles 5 uninstaller provided on the original DVD but it comes back with "Parallel is not installed on this computer" (or some such reply). I tried launching Parallel 5 from lion but, as expected, it doesn't launch.

So far, we're still stuck. I keep looking and will get back if answer is found

Just to add to the conversation with some helpful information.

Prior to install i was more worried about finding a Quicken replacement than anything (decided on iBank). I installed Lion and then realized as I was going through my system that Parallel 5 set up for my previous employer. As suspected, it did not work. So I upgraded Parallels planning to eventually set it up again in the future including reinstalling the version of windows. When I finally logged on with after the upgrade, all my files, etc. was still there. Shocking but true. Double check to see if this occured with any one else. Good luck.