My Parallels installation has was working flawlessly from day one until my son tried to install a game in the Windows XP OS just before Christmas. After the installation crashed, Parallels would no longer startup. I contacted Parallels and got this response:
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Hello,
First of all check that in Resources section HardDisk1 parameter points to the disk of your used VM, not one you created occasionally. Try to boot with changed boot sequence and then return to the original one.
In the wirst case you need to try to repair your virtual HD.
This link will help you:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/support/nostart.mspx?
pf=true#top
Press R and enter commands: FIXBOOT, FIXMBR
If you have some valuable information on old WindowsXP VM you can
transfer it following way:
1.Create a new VM. Configure it any way you want, and get it to the point where you are ready to install the guest OS.
2.Before installing the guest OS, edit the VM by clicking on the edit button, then click "Add..." beneath the property table.
3.Click "Next", then select "Hard Disk", then "Use an existing hard disk image".
4.Browse to your previous virtual hard disk (the one with the data you want to recover) and choose "Finish".
5.Install the guest OS. Be careful not to install it on the virtual hard disk that you are trying to recover.
6.When you boot into your new installation of Windows, open Explorer and notice that your old virtual hard disk is mounted and that all your old data is accessible.
Regards,
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I have tried uninstalling the program and then reinstalling it without success. I have downloaded and installed both the 3106 build and the 1970 build but have the same problem. Neither of them will start. Help!
iMac Intel Core Duo 1.83 GHz| 2 GB RAM | 250 GB HDD
Mac OS X 10.4.8
