Converting a trial Virtual PC image

Oct 12, 2009, 03:58 PM #1
jbjon Join: Oct 2009 Posts: 1	Converting a trial Virtual PC image I've downloaded a trial Virtual PC image of Visual Studio Team Foundation Server and Team Suite and want to run it using Parallels. If I give Parallels Transporter the VHD image, it accepts it and then asks me for the Windows Server 2003 CD. This is a free-to-download image from Microsoft and I don't have the specific Windows Server disk. If I try and use my virtual Windows XP machine on Parallels to try and run the, now free to download, Virtual PC 2007 I get told that the CPU is not the correct type. Is there anything I can do to get this free-to-download trial image to work without needing a proper version of Windows Server to get it to run? The Virtual PC VHD image has everything on it that it needs to run, I just want to run it on Parallels. I'm sure this will be a Microsoft restriction rather than anything Parallels has done, but it would be good to hear if anyone has any thoughts on this.
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Oct 12, 2009, 03:58 PM

jbjon

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Converting a trial Virtual PC image

I've downloaded a trial Virtual PC image of Visual Studio Team Foundation Server and Team Suite and want to run it using Parallels.
If I give Parallels Transporter the VHD image, it accepts it and then asks me for the Windows Server 2003 CD. This is a free-to-download image from Microsoft and I don't have the specific Windows Server disk.
If I try and use my virtual Windows XP machine on Parallels to try and run the, now free to download, Virtual PC 2007 I get told that the CPU is not the correct type.

Is there anything I can do to get this free-to-download trial image to work without needing a proper version of Windows Server to get it to run?
The Virtual PC VHD image has everything on it that it needs to run, I just want to run it on Parallels.

I'm sure this will be a Microsoft restriction rather than anything Parallels has done, but it would be good to hear if anyone has any thoughts on this.

Nov 2, 2009, 03:04 AM #2
Stuw Parallels Team Join: Oct 2008 Posts: 18	Hi, jbjon You can try to convert VHD image as data disk. After that create new VM using the resulted disk image. WBR, Stuw
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Nov 13, 2009, 06:12 AM #3
soundevolution Member Join: May 2007 Posts: 51	I'd like to know the answer to this too... I've downloaded a trial VHD from microsoft that I'd like to run in Parallels. There doesn't seem to be anything I can do to get Parallels to accept the VHD file. Also - just noticed that the Parallels "Add Hardware Assistant" dialogue window has no cancel button. Ugly. You can cancel by pressing Esc on the keyboard though. __________________ Sound Evolution - sound for film, television, radio and music.
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Nov 13, 2009, 06:12 AM

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I'd like to know the answer to this too...

I've downloaded a trial VHD from microsoft that I'd like to run in Parallels. There doesn't seem to be anything I can do to get Parallels to accept the VHD file.

Also - just noticed that the Parallels "Add Hardware Assistant" dialogue window has no cancel button. Ugly. You can cancel by pressing Esc on the keyboard though.

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Sound Evolution - sound for film, television, radio and music.

Nov 16, 2009, 04:29 AM #4
Stuw Parallels Team Join: Oct 2008 Posts: 18	Parallels emulates different hardware than other vendors. Therefore in some cases we must install drivers that packed in source cabs and not present on the virtual disk. In Parallels Desktop 5 we have improved this process and in many cases you will not need a CD.
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