Sharkus
Jul 31, 2006, 09:12 AM
Some people have said that they cannot get the Parallels Shared Folder feature working. If it is not working for you but you still wish to share folders from the Mac to Parallels, you could try the following method. I've been using this since the first beta of Parallels, as it did not have shared folder support built-in at that point. The other advantage is that it'll also allow "real" PC's to connect as well, so it's not just limited to Parallels. This method is predomantly for Windows XP, but it should also work for other versions of Windows. I've personally tried 2000/2003 Server, and, of course, Windows XP
1: In Mac OS X, open System Preferences, and click on the Sharing Preference Pane. Start Windows Sharing, then click the "Accounts" button below it, enable the "on" option for one of the users (user who own's the machine might be best). We now have windows sharing enabled on the Mac, thus any PC should be able to access the Mac, and this would include Parallels.
2: Whilst still in System Preferences, select the "Network" Preference Pane and note down the IP address of the primary network connection your mac is using, we'll need this later.
4: Download HornWare's SharePoints (http://www.hornware.com/sharepoints/).
5: Install SharePoints and then launch the SharePoints application.
6: Within share points, click the padlock icon and enter the name and password of a local administrator user. Click the "Browse" button to the right of the Directory field. Select the folder you wish to share. You'll then see the Directory field has been filed in. Enter the name of the share in the "Share Name" field. Select "Enabled (+)" from the "Windows (SMB) Sharing" pop-up menu, Then finally click Create New Share. You may want to use the "Show File System Properties" option to change the permissions on the share.
7: Launch Parallels and then open and run your XP VM. Once booted up and logged in, launch Windows Explorer. Enter \\IPAddressOfComputer\ where IPAddressOfComputer is the IP address we noted down in step 2. This should then display a login dialog asking for a username and password. Enter the name and password of the user who we enabled Windows sharing for in step 1. You should then see the share we created in step 6. What I then do is right click on the share and select "Map Network Drive". I then select a drive letter for the share, make sure "Reconnect at logon" is enabled, then click Finish to complete the map.
1: In Mac OS X, open System Preferences, and click on the Sharing Preference Pane. Start Windows Sharing, then click the "Accounts" button below it, enable the "on" option for one of the users (user who own's the machine might be best). We now have windows sharing enabled on the Mac, thus any PC should be able to access the Mac, and this would include Parallels.
2: Whilst still in System Preferences, select the "Network" Preference Pane and note down the IP address of the primary network connection your mac is using, we'll need this later.
4: Download HornWare's SharePoints (http://www.hornware.com/sharepoints/).
5: Install SharePoints and then launch the SharePoints application.
6: Within share points, click the padlock icon and enter the name and password of a local administrator user. Click the "Browse" button to the right of the Directory field. Select the folder you wish to share. You'll then see the Directory field has been filed in. Enter the name of the share in the "Share Name" field. Select "Enabled (+)" from the "Windows (SMB) Sharing" pop-up menu, Then finally click Create New Share. You may want to use the "Show File System Properties" option to change the permissions on the share.
7: Launch Parallels and then open and run your XP VM. Once booted up and logged in, launch Windows Explorer. Enter \\IPAddressOfComputer\ where IPAddressOfComputer is the IP address we noted down in step 2. This should then display a login dialog asking for a username and password. Enter the name and password of the user who we enabled Windows sharing for in step 1. You should then see the share we created in step 6. What I then do is right click on the share and select "Map Network Drive". I then select a drive letter for the share, make sure "Reconnect at logon" is enabled, then click Finish to complete the map.