No boot device is available.... ??

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Todd Elias

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I'm new to PD & today attempted to install Win XP as guest. The program didn't detect what system was being installed & therefore I never saw the screen in which I could enter my Win product key [as mentioned in the "Getting Started Guide"] or user name. The boot order has my CD/DVD ROM 1 first & my Win XP disc is in my drive [a legal copy that I own].

The error message I got was: "No boot device is available."

I've read the 'getting started' & have been searching the Forums all day to no avail. I'll put up a screenshot [if I can figure out how]. PLEASE HELP!

I'm running a MacBook Pro, Leopard 10.5.8, Intel Core 2 Duo, Processor Speed 2.53 GHz, with 4 GB memory [1067 MHz DDR3 - I think] & a 230 GB HD. Parallels 4.0 Build 4.0.3848.

Thanks in advance!
 
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check the size of Windows pvm.

Finder - document - Parallels

Try repair disk permission and restarted Mac.

Spotlight - Disk Utilities - Mac HD - Repair Disk Permission
 
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tried that....

The windows pvm is 1.6 mb. I repaired disk permissions as you mentioned & rebooted. I even verified the disk with Disk Utility & rebooted. The error messages I'm getting now are, "Unable to load the Parallels driver. Restart your Mac & try again." followed immediately by another error message which said, "Unable to start the virtual machine. An unexpected error occurred while starting the virtual machine. Contact the Parallels support team for assistance." Restarting my Mac didn't help.
 
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having the same problem, i can install windows 10 fine, but need windows 7, wont install, just says "no boot device". no response yet from support.

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