"Critical error" in Parallels Desktop 4

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MayankS

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Hi,

I'm testing the new Parallels Desktop 4 on Windows. I can create machines, but when I try to boot them I get a popup saying "The Virtual Machine cannot be started due to a critical error." It doesn't give any more information or pointers to the nature of the problem (see attachment). This is on an Intel E6300 with Intel VT-x, so that isn't the issue.

Any pointers?
 

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For the record, I installed PD4 on a fresh Windows install and it works flawlessly. I've got loads of apps on the original installation and apparently PD4 conflicts with one of them.
 
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My sessions last from a few minutes to an hour or so

My sessions last from a few minutes to an hour or so and then they crash with an error. I thought it was because I was using Ubuntu 8.04, so I upgraded to 9.04 - same story. I tried XP images, Vista Business, even XP-64. Same story. For the record, I am running 64-bit Ubuntu, so maybe it just not ready yet for 64-bit. Oh well, maybe in a month or two. At least it was only $39 as an upgrade from 2.2 (during the special). Also, I had no problem when I was unable to run 2,2 (before the Ubuntu kernel upgrades killed it). I'm sure things will stabilize eventually. I may try RHEL (i have a student license). If that doesn't work, I wait for my copy of Windows 7 and run Linux under Windows and see if that works. I REALLY prefer the host OS to be Linux, but it may not be an option with Parallels.
 
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"The Virtual Machine Cannot Be Started Due To A Critical Error"

I have Parallels 5.0.9344

I get the message above every time I launch Parallels.

When I try a second time, it works fine.

Any explanations??

Mac OS X 10.6.3
4GB RAM
MacbookPro 3.06GHz Core2Duo
 

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