Upgrade offer to paralles desktop version 3.0

Discussion in 'Installation and Configuration of Parallels Desktop' started by gerd, Jul 7, 2007.

  1. gerd

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    My upgrade to the latest 2.5.x version was quite frustrating. I had to reactivate my windows version, although it was never really in use so far. They said my hardare was upgraded and stuff. There seemed to be great changes to that update. Well I still use may new MacBookPro and never changed anything of the hardware.

    When upgrading i got an offer for 40? dollars to an even newer version of Paralles Desktop although I just upgraded it. Now I cannot find this offer anymore. I'm happy windows is now running again after reactivating, although I still haven't yet used it.
    Is it possible that Parallels raised now the price for the upgrade for existing customers? I can't believe they do with quite new customers. Bought my MacbookPro march 24th and Paralles on 25th of march, which was 49 Euro. Now the upgrade is pretty much the same price!
    I feel paying the same money again after 3.5 month again just for an upgrade is quite crazy!
    Why is Parallels doing this for existing customers! Can't understand this policy!
     
    Last edited: Jul 7, 2007
  2. w7ox

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    Gerd,

    Don't know where you are (Germany would be my guess). Likely the upgrade policies differ, since upgrades become available at different times.

    Apparently in the UK the breakpoint between free and not free updates is May 1 per

    http://www.avanquest.co.uk/parallels/upgrade/

    I was an early adopter of Parallels and recently did upgrade to v. 3 recently ($49). And I would do it again.

    Phil
     
  3. paddler

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    I am very happy at version 2. I have windows working well and after hearing the horror stories on here about upgrading to 3 I was thinking it wasn't worth the risk.

    I do like to be on the bleeding edge though, I was just wondering what version 3 does that makes you think its worth spending more money on?
     
  4. Pmoscoso

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    What's the point in spending more money in software that does not work??. My beef with Parallels is that doen'st allow me to use USB devices such as my GPS; which by the way, is the only reason for me to run Windows on my computer.
    Pedro :mad: :mad: :mad:
     
  5. w7ox

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    Zero difficulties with V. 3 here .. including a variety of USB devices (GPSR, HDD, thumbdrive, etc.). I've been lucky, I guess.

    The real gaffe is not including an Image Tool capability with v. 3 to allow increasing virtual hdd size. Fortunately mine was already set to 30 GB in v. 2 or I'd be a very unhappy camper.

    Phil
     
  6. Pmoscoso

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    Phil,
    Did you upgrade from an earlier version?. If you did were you having problems using USB devices with that version?
    Thanks,
    Pedro:confused:
     
  7. w7ox

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    Yes I did upgrade from v. 2.X (don't recall which build, but not quite the latest). I had no usb problems with v. 2.X either.

    Phil
     
  8. bhorta1

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    I like 3.0, I can Play EvE online and the feature that mounts the virtual drivers on your mac without having to rig up a share is real nice.
     
  9. swarf_rat

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    What version of OSX? My problems with 2.x all began with the latest upgrade, 10.4.10. I believe these have also carried over to 3.x, though I haven't personally verified that.
     
  10. w7ox

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    I'm using 10.4.10 and PD 3.

    Phil
     
  11. jackybe67

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    These problemens were solved in version 3214 and in 3.0
     
  12. w7ox

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    What problems? I'm not having any.

    Phil
     
  13. darkone

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    he probably means swarf_rats problem with the 10.4.10 update
     
  14. bboy

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    There are definitely problems with V 3.0 and USB. I dont' know if it's a 10.4.10 thing or what. My stuff used to work with 2.5 and 10.4.9 and now it does not.

    I've spent hours reinstalling and uninstalling drivers and software and nothing has changed that 10.4.10 and V3 Parallels on a MBP CD2 2.33 GHz do not mix.

    The error message that "USB device is in use" could be useful or a red herring. Parallels has been completely mum on any USB issues in 3.0. Sure looks like something needs to be unmounted. Please supply with a simple command line work around if that is the case.
     
  15. Hugh Watkins

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    have you tried connectiing via a powered USB2 hub?

    Hugh W
     

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