No boot device installed

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LindaW

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I have already submitted this problem to the Parallels (10411237), but if someone has a solution, I'd love to hear it earlier rather than later.

1. Opened Parallels Desktop.
2. Started New Virtual Machine wizard.
3. Chose to install from file.
4. Selected the DLM-w7hp86iso.app file, which I have already downloaded per instructions on the "Installing Windows 7 Parallels Desktop 6 for MAC" which was included in the Downloads at the end of my purchase on your site.
5. System prompted me with "unable to detect OS" message, so I manually selected Windows 7 as the operating system.
6. System took me to a screen for entering my Windows Activation Unlock Code.
7. System took me to a terminal like window. See attached screenshot. "No boot device available."

Not sure if this matters, but I purchased Parallels 7 and the Windows 7 Home Premium as a combination deal from your website here: http://www.parallels.com/windows7/

Thanks,

Linda
 

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This happens for me too when attempting to start a new VM Transported from Bootcamp (Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit).

I tried all hardware device options, both IDE and SATA, but no boot device found on any of them! - You may find that your issue is fixed by selecting a different hardware device - it should be IDE 0:0 or SATA 0:1 I believe (but neither worked for me). Make sure your boot sequence is HDD/DVD.

I raised ticket number 1228148 with Parallels Support for my particular issue...

Hope this helps?
 
No boo device installed on windows 7 parallels on mac

SJR said:
It turns out that using Parallels Transporter to copy a Bootcamp installation of Windows to a new VM is not the way to do it! It does not work!!

The correct method is as follows (thanks to Parallels support for the advice):
http://download.parallels.com/deskt...n_US/Parallels Desktop User's Guide/32733.htm

Hope this helps someone!
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i manually turned off/on my mac and when it boots up my parallels showing up this error "no boot device is unavailable". So reinstalled parallels and windows on it. But my question is how can I recover my old data as I have old .pvm or .hdd file. Please provide some solution. When I open .hdd file with parallel mounters it says " Parallel mounter is unable to open the virtual disk". So any idea ?

Thanks.
 
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