Unable to Clone XP SP2 with Parallels 10

Discussion in 'Windows Virtual Machine' started by TobyT, May 18, 2017.

  1. TobyT

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    My time sync problem STILL is not resolved and now a new serious issue has arisen: I needed to make a new clone. After setting things up late yesterday with cloning working, I came in this morning to discover that it had totally frozen without finishing the clone job. It had stopped at the last point I'd checked to see if it was running (or so I thought). It takes over 5 hours to clone my XP SP2 guest machine so I am NOT eager to do this during the day. I've got it running now, starting over . . . . but when I leave the machine and the Mac goes to sleep I KNOW the blasted program will stop working.

    I think this is somehow related to Parallels 10; and don't tell me to reinstall PT which I've done a gazillion number of times since I updated to Parallels 10. I NEVER had this problem with my previous version which I'd revert to in a flash were I not running Yosemite.

    What is going on?????? After changing the Registry so that my Windows clock checks the time every thirty minutes, I STILL have to reset it and even then I cannot be assured of a backup! And, now, I am having trouble cloning the guest . . . again thanks to the machine going to sleep! Pausing when not busy is NOT enabled. I've looked at every setting I can find and nothing fixes this.
    TobyT
     
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    I was able to clone today . . . my error above was that it takes 5 hours 44 minutes to clone my iMac, but only about 2-3 hours on the Windows guest. I had to remain at the computer, clicking to keep it awake in order to make the clone. This is ridiculous! Parallels permitted me to clone over night with no problem.
     

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