Cannot install Parallels Desktop 5

Discussion in 'Installation and Configuration of Parallels Desktop' started by BenF, Nov 25, 2009.

  1. BenF

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    I cannot install Parallels Desktop 5. The installer hangs at "Preparing Parallels Desktop 5 for mac..."

    I am on Snow Leopard on a brand new 27" iMac with 8GB of RAM.

    What can I do to troubleshoot this?

    Thanks,

    Ben
     
  2. BenF

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    Figured out the problem.

    First off, to troubleshoot the problem, click Window->show Log

    Second, the actual problem was the installer was hanging during: ifpkinstallelement

    A bit of googling and I randomly found that it could be caused by iPhone Simulator running simultaneously.

    I close iPhone Simulator and the installer instantly resumed. (It failed shortly after that, but a restart and re-running the installer without iPhone Simulator running solved the problem.)

    So, do not run the installer with iPhone Simulator running.
     
  3. wc23

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    I'm having trouble connecting to the internet with my VM Windows XP. Shared networking is on.

    I submitted a report with ID: 1174707

    Thanks.
     

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