3188: Vista upgrade - missing Standard PC driver?

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I'm having problems upgrading to Vista from XP SP2 with build 3188.
After doing Actions > Prepare Windows Vista Upgrade, I go through the Vista Business Upgrade install process. After selecting what drive to install on, I get the error 'Windows cannot be installed to this disk. Windows needs the driver for device [Standard PC]. Click "Load drivers" and load the required device driver.' I don't know why the installer can't see the driver files (though I can see them in the system32 folder). Even when I try the 'Load Drivers' from the XP install disc, the Vista installer hangs while trying to read the disc, so this route is not possible.

I had tried this with 4 fresh XP installs, as well as with build 3170; no luck.

Anyone have any ideas what is causing this problem?

Thanks.
 
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Any ideas?

I have the same issue, and I am dead in my tracks... has anyone determined if there is a way around this or know if Parallels will be fixed to handle this issue??? :(
 
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same

Hey guys,

I have the same exact problem.

Needless to say my look of joy at finding this thread quickly turned to dismay at the deafening silence on here.... :(

Have you had any luck yet?? We can't be the only ones.

Ted
 
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Hello everybody!
Thank you for reporting.
I need to ask you: do you use BootCamp partition with WinXP in Parallels and want to upgrade your BootCamp image to Vista?
 
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Just decided to take the Vista Upgrade plunge myself tonight. Same problem. For me I am not using BootCamp. Just a Windows XP sp2 guest installed in a Parallels virtual disk (.hdd).

My hardware: Intel Mini, 1.66 GHz Core Duo, 2 GB RAM. VM set to 768 MB RAM.
Parallels build 3188.
Installing: Vista Home Premium
 
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Same problem here

Running 3188 with latest Parallels Tools on a Mac Pro with 4GB of RAM. Currently XP Media Center Edition SP2 installed. Did the "prepare for Vista" thing before trying to install. Have never touched Boot Camp.
 
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me too...

...eager to find an answer.

I installed XP into a new virtual machine, then cloned that virtual machine to do a Vista installation. I selected the Prepare Windows Vista Upgrade option, and Parallels updated my VM, then told me to start it up. When the VM boots up, a message appears that says "Parallels desktop is ready to start upgrading.... Insert your Vista upgrade CD/DVD and click OK." When I click OK, nothing happens. When I run the installer myself, I get stuck on the step described above.
 
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Me too!

Same problem here trying to upgrade XP SP2 to Vista. I saw a post elsewhere that makes me think it's related to using a Vista upgrade disk. My upgrade disk came from Dell. Is it somehow locked to the Dell hardware?:mad:
 
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Re: not Dell...

The problem might be with the upgrade CD, because that's what I have. But I don't think the problem is that you have a Dell CD, because I have a retail CD and it's still not working.
 
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Me too!

And it's getting frustrating. I only bought the Business Vista so I can make all my client sites compatible with IE Vista, and it's not working on Parallels.

Help!
 
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