I'm in a jam and i'm looking for someone who can read to help with my specific problem. Parallels support has been absolutley worthless responding 4 times to my issue with the same BAD information ... as if they did not read what i was asking. Hoping someone here can help.
Running OS X (10.6.2) and Parallels 5, build 5.0.9310
Unexplainably, i no longer could load the Windows XP VM and need to do a repair or reinstall. I found support in the Parallels forum that addressed my issue (kb.parallels.com/en/5138 - Repair the installation of Windows XP in Virtual Machine both ordinary and Boot Camp based).
Seemed all well and good ... but have the following issues that are stopping me in my tracks:
1. When I open the VM Config editor ... and clicked on the CD/DVD 1 option (there is no specifically worded 'CD/DVD-ROM' option as mentioned in 5138) there is no option to set 'Emulation'. There are also no 'Options' on the left side of the configuration editor (as stated in 5138). I can however change the boot order as instructed under the 'Hardware' tab on the VM Config editor.
2. Upon inserting the XP CD in my drive windows begins to load ... but I am stopped by another error message that reads:
SCSI controller not installed
Network bootrom is installed
Trying to boot from the CD-ROM drive ... failed.
Trying to boot from the Primary IDE drive ... failed
A disk read error occured
Parallels keeps responding to follow the instruction in 5138 ... but that is not working!
'Help!'
Message was edited by: mookichuk
Running OS X (10.6.2) and Parallels 5, build 5.0.9310
Unexplainably, i no longer could load the Windows XP VM and need to do a repair or reinstall. I found support in the Parallels forum that addressed my issue (kb.parallels.com/en/5138 - Repair the installation of Windows XP in Virtual Machine both ordinary and Boot Camp based).
Seemed all well and good ... but have the following issues that are stopping me in my tracks:
1. When I open the VM Config editor ... and clicked on the CD/DVD 1 option (there is no specifically worded 'CD/DVD-ROM' option as mentioned in 5138) there is no option to set 'Emulation'. There are also no 'Options' on the left side of the configuration editor (as stated in 5138). I can however change the boot order as instructed under the 'Hardware' tab on the VM Config editor.
2. Upon inserting the XP CD in my drive windows begins to load ... but I am stopped by another error message that reads:
SCSI controller not installed
Network bootrom is installed
Trying to boot from the CD-ROM drive ... failed.
Trying to boot from the Primary IDE drive ... failed
A disk read error occured
Parallels keeps responding to follow the instruction in 5138 ... but that is not working!
'Help!'
Message was edited by: mookichuk
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Re: VMWare player in Parallels for Mac with Windows XP on OS 10.5 etung Mar 26, 2009 5:32 PM ( in response to FilmCarp ) You could also try running the virtual machine that the shop manual program produced in Fusion - we have a common virtual machine format, so it should run. I was lined up for a job that would require work on windows software so I bought parallels and xp, turns out the job fell through and i never bothered to remove it or the partition I made. In the Add or Remove Programs applet, there is no 'uninstall Windows XP' option. The MSoft instructions say, 'If you performed a new installation instead of upgrading, you cannot uninstall Windows XP.
mac book pro, Mac OS X (10.6.2)
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