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non-troppo---I actually used litexp to put all of the removed components back onto the machine and it still didn't work for me. So I do think that ordering has something to do with it. I suspect that litexp may have removed some key files without removing their info from the registry. Who...

FYI, I tried LitePC and successfully removed quite a bit of Windows XP cruft. The free trial lets you remove some things, but it's the pay version that really lets you slim things down. At the moment my C:\WINDOWS directory is under 500MB. And that includes IE7! Here's another resource that...

mindtrip: edit the virtual machine. In the OS section, there is a "Booting" tab that lets you change the boot order. Select "CD-ROM, Hard-Disk, Floppy". Go to the CD/DVD drive section and select "Connect at Startup", and make sure it points to the bootable XP install disk. Once you've done that...

Hmm, I found myself in a situation where my system booted fine under Boot Camp, but under Parallels it indicated that my ntoskrnl.exe file was corrupt. So, I booted from a WinXP CD-ROM, and opened the recovery console. (EDIT: to clarify, I did this within the virtual machine.) I copied...

Here's another option: http://www.litepc.com/ However, I would say that if it's disk space you're looking to save, make sure to use a tool like Drive Doppler to figure out where you're consuming the most space. Run this tool on your C: drive, and drill down onto the largest directories to see...

I did this very thing. The activation script had me call the Microsoft hotline to reactivate; it said I had used the key too many times. It was an entirely automated process---even the part where they asked me how many computers on which I have this key installed (one!), had I used this key...

It would seem that version 3.0 still suffers from this same problem. Is anyone besides me still experiencing it? It really is annoying!

I do think that it would make sense to separate the beta discussions and the release product discussions into two separate forums---and to make the beta forums an extra click away. The more popular Parallels gets, the more important it is that people running critical apps not be tempted to run...

Thanks for this, rcardona2k. I'm happy to have supported the development of Parallels with a paid license---just as I'm happy to have supported Crossover Office with the same. If VMWare turns out to have valuable advantages for me, I might get that, too. But at this point, I'm quite happy with...

Mike, if you're having problems with the release version, and the tech support folks aren't being helpful, then yes you have entirely valid and reasonable complaint.

You "paid for tech support" yes---but not for the beta release. Using a beta is a whole 'nother animal. Those of us who use a beta know we're giving up some of the support benefits in exchange for a taste of the bleeding edge. That said I think it's fair to say that this beta has proven to be...

mlandel: i believe that the first NIC is eth0, and the second is eth1, and so forth. But if you want to be SURE, just do an "ifconfig" within the Unix guest and match the MAC addresses.

Relevant quote from that thread: Still waiting on Microsoft to respond on the product activation crud. The last time they called they stated “Microsoft will not support VMware running on Linuxâ€. When I told the support person that VMware and Linux are completely irrelevant to the problem...

You know, there must be something extra interesting going on here, because Windows XP is designed to work with multiple hardware profiles without requiring reactivation. For example, you could have a laptop with a docking station, and that docking station could provide a separate network...

Coeherence is a very clever and impressive feature! Great work! However, I do have two small nitpicks. --- I have my dock on the left-hand side; and when I engage Coherence mode,my Windows start menu only extends to the right-end edge of the dock. If I auto-hide the Dock, it extends to the full...

I have been able to reconfigure Mac OSX's built in ntpd daemon---the one that OSX uses to synchronize its clock to external time sources---so that it also serves as the reference for guest OS's. Note that this assumes the use of host-only or shared networking. I'm sure you could do something...

Altering Mac OSX's ntpd daemon to serve time to Parallels guests Here's what I did to get a local time server running. http://forum.parallels.com/showthread.php?p=29499

Quicken for Windows is leaps and bounds superior to Quicken for Mac; and even if it were not, conversion is such a pain that it is far easier to run Parallels. As for the person who mentioned Matlab: a beta for Intel Mac is available; see the Mathworks web site for details. I have it, and it...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_0hia6BxS0 This is a 9-minute video of a VMWare Fusion demo at the recent VMWorld. It is VERY interesting. There is no doubt that Parellels ought to be taking notes to consider 1) what to duplicate and 2) how to differentiate. Thanks to the member of this forum...

http://blog.scottlowe.org/2006/11/04/vmware-fusion-first-impressions/