OS List confusion

I have Parallels set up to use my Boot Camp partition.

When the OS list appears there are two options:

Parallels Configuration
Microsoft Windows XP

When I boot natively into Windows I have to choose the Windows XP from the OS list, other wise I get a blue screen "Cannot Mount Boot Volume".

So I edited the .ini file, to make Windows XP the default.

But of course, when I start Parallels, the Default Windows XP configuration means that Parallels wont start.

So I have to choose the OS configuration each time I start...any way this can be automated, so that Pllels and XP both start up from their correct OS?

 

Try following.
start Windows from Boot Camp, and shutdown normal
start Mac OS
Start Parallels Desktop - Configuration Editor- hard Disk 1- Advanced - Click Clear

 

Thanks John...do you mean "Remove" from the "Add" & "Remove" buttons?

Trouble is, I don't want to lose my Parallels virtual HD, because It's convenient for me to fire up Pllels under OSX for certain quick tasks. If I use my BootCamp partition under Pllels, I get terrible problems with graphic "tearing" and screen re-draw (which I must start another thread about)

 

No I mean click Clear Button in Advanced tab, do not remove device or anything

 

Jeez -- how could I have missed that? Anyway, have been using my BootCamp in Pllels for some time now, after clicking 'Clear...', and all of the graphics glitches seem to have disappeared...interesting.

 

OK, here's the problem...

I set the OS list wait time in My Computer > Settings > Start up and Recovery to be 1 minute.

However, Parallels always sets this back to 1 second when it restarts...so then, if I BootCamp natively, I have to babysit the startup process so that I can change to "Microsoft Windows XP" from "parallels configuration" in the one-second window that it gives me.

Also, every time I restart, Parallels tools re-installs itself, which means:

a) Startup takes an age.

b) The Mac Side locks up and becomes unresponsive.

 

About tools reinstallation is correct, it is by design
About Boot Camp, login once and change boot.ini file (in Boot Camp direct login) and remove Parallels

 

It never used to work like that, did it? Tools install was a once-only procedure -- you only reinstalled tools after OS re-install or upgrade.

I can't do this right now, but I have, in the past, changed the order of the OSes. If Parallels tries to start up with the "Microsoft Windows XP" config, it fails -- 'can't mount Boot Disk, or something.

 

No when VM is based on Boot Camp, it should be installed every time

 

How does this behavior change in Parallels desktop 4.0? When using parallels should I choose "parallels configuration" or "Windows XP Professional"? Is there a reason for the two different boot options? Is parallels configuration needed in 4.0? It seems to both work under Parallels Desktop?