3186, MacBook and no Coherence

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I've just upgraded my registered Parallels to 3186 and it seems a very comprehensive upgrade, but Coherence just refuses to work. If I either click on the Toolbar icon or go via the View menu item, Coherence doesn't start. I can only do either fullscreen or windowed. Currently I'm just using the MacBook's display, no dual monitors or anything.

I'm getting yellow question marks under Device Manager in XP for both a PCI Bridge Device and the Display Controller (VGA Compatible). I'm therefore wondering if something about my XP (SP2) installation is wrong or how I might get these drivers up and running properly. Any help much appreciated, it's a Core Duo MacBook running 10.4.8. Coherence is really a feature I'd like to have but so far it's not working for me.
 
I'm having the same problem... do i have to unistall all of parallels? Where are the 'tools'? I'm a parallels noob. :)
 
in windows, you will have installed the "tools" or in other words, the parallels drivers... uninstall them from Add/remove programs, reboot and then reinstall from the Actions menu in Parallels
 
Now i know why it wasn't working... i hadn't installed any of the tools on the VM... :) Thanks a ton for your help
 
I have a localized version (German) of 3186 on my MacBook and coherence refuses to work. I uninstalled and reinstalled the Parallels Tools -- but to no avail. I don't even have a coherence.exe file on my computer. The other tools work fine. Any ideas?
 
this seems to be a bug with the german version. the .exe file is missing. I can post a version from the english version of tools, if someone wants to try it ?!! tho i cant claim it wont break anything (tho i cant see why it should)
 
http://www.sendspace.com/file/awhrp0

This is the 3186 Coherence executable from the English version of the tools.

I AM NOT SUGGESTING THAT THIS IS THE SAME ONE THAT THE GERMAN VERSION SHOULD HAVE. YOU USE IT AT YOUR OWN RISK.

I can assure you its AV scanned.

MD5 hash for this is :-

MD5 (cohrence.exe) = d2c0be92be0c92279cadfc5460473a2c

Someone please verify for the paranoid amongst us. :)
 
http://www.sendspace.com/file/bhyh16

It seems you need some extra files that i didnt upload. Ive put the whole of my english tools dir on that link. it should be spelt Cohrence.exe as that conforms to the 8.3 naming convention. (tho i notice other files in the dir dont, so why they bothered with that i'll never know ;) )

Dont forget.. Coherence runs as a windows service... it needs to have been installed as a service and started for it to work.. simply copying the files wont start this service.
 
Thanks, but the folder gives me no new files (I had them already except the cohrence one). I not only copied the file but also made an installation (using the Apple menu actions ... Install) -- as far as I understand the matter that should also install coherence under windows and make use of the cohrence.exe file. But maybe that's not enough or completely stupid. I have absolutely no experience with windows installation routines.
 
German Coherence fix - how to

Darkone - you should have spend some more words on the how-to

Yes it is working but it took me 20 mins to figure out ... so now here
more details on the solution for the german distribution bug

1) De-Install the parallel tools if already present
SW Uninstall in Windows Settings

2) Install Parallel Tools from Mac VM Ware menu

3) Before rebooting install the 2 missing files cohrence.exe and the DLL into the directory manually

4) reboot and the new service is discovered in the Win XP machine automatically

Happy user now :D
 
MikeMunich said:
Darkone - you should have spend some more words on the how-to

Yes it is working but it took me 20 mins to figure out ... so now here
more details on the solution for the german distribution bug

1) De-Install the parallel tools if already present
SW Uninstall in Windows Settings

2) Install Parallel Tools from Mac VM Ware menu

3) Before rebooting install the 2 missing files cohrence.exe and the DLL into the directory manually

4) reboot and the new service is discovered in the Win XP machine automatically

Happy user now :D
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Good to hear.

How about posting this in the "How to" section?
 
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