Access to Windows Shared Folders disappears

Discussion in 'Windows Virtual Machine' started by SoerenG, Nov 23, 2011.

  1. SoerenG

    SoerenG Bit poster

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    Experienced a strange error yesterday:

    I am running a bootcamp (4.0) W7 Ultimate/32 mounted in Parallels 7 (everything latest version and all updates).

    I use iTunes on OSX Snow Leopard (latest) but the library is located on my W7 accessed via Parallels Share Windows. This is done for "historic" reasons, because iTunes Media is also on W7 and not enough space for all the GB's on OSX.
    Anyway - up until the latest PD7 update I had no problems. Since I installed the latest update I have experienced a strange behavior when importing any media type into iTunes:
    After a very few tracks (1-4) the Parallels Share Windows feature terminates and all access to Windows folders via Finder and Mac programs are gone. Parallels is still working in all other aspects.
    To re-establish Windows Share I must go to Configure/Options/Sharing and selecting Access Windows folders from Mac again (btw - the check mark is still there - so remove check mark and select again, strictly speaking). Because I have also selected "Mount virtual disks to Mac Desktop" I see the result (both when it terminates and comes back) immediately.

    I have also tried to move my iTunes library to the Mac (iTunes Media is still on W7 under Parallels) - no change, problem persists.

    Until now I have only experienced this problem in the specific situation with iTunes - luckily. Still it is rather irritating since it makes it impossible to import anything into iTunes.

    Anybody else have this problem? Ideas as to what is happening and why? Is it a bug or just my system/set-up?
     

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