3188 - Sporadic Problems Booting XP

Discussion in 'Parallels Desktop for Mac' started by PToomeyJr, Apr 25, 2007.

  1. PToomeyJr

    PToomeyJr Member

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    Howdy all,
    3188 is working quite well for me but I have one sporadic problem and a question for the group.

    1. About 20% of he time when I start XP, and I am only using 1 virtual machine, it begins to boot but I get a DOS window in black that gives seveal choices: boot in safe mode, boot with last good configuration etc. Sometime no matter what I choose it will not ever boot. But, If I do choose boot in safe mode, then close the virtual machine and then reopen it wil be fine. A variation on this is that XP begins to boot, though I had not been given the black screen described above, and then it seems to get in an endless loop while booting, never getting to the opening varoom screen.

    2. What happens in 3188 for a USB "HP PSC 2175 All In One" printer/scanner if I have drivers and software installed in both the MAC OS-X as well as in the XP? How does Parallels know which it wants to use if I initiate a scan?

    Patrick Toomey
    Victor, Montana
     

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