Parallels 6 was running for quite a time, suddenly it crashes at startup

[Tomas Eckardt]

I am working with Parallels 6.0.12106 on Mac Intel Dual Core 10.6.8 (you don't offer this version in yout po-up menu). Since I work not too often with it, this problem didn't bother me too much, but now it's just enough. - Since many months, Parallels has been stopped while loading Windows, gibing the error message that ODBC 32dll "is no valid Windows data". A file named "msgina.dll" could not be loaded. My attempts to repair the software via update or using the system CD ROM failed dozens of times.

 

[Manoj@Parallels]

Hi Tomas Eckardt,

Please re-install Parallels Desktop on your Mac. Follow the steps given :

1. Please uninstall Parallels Desktop (http://kb.parallels.com/9087)

2. You may download Parallels Desktop 6 installation file using this link : http://download.parallels.com//desk...sDesktop-parallels-en_US-6.0.12106.692267.dmg

3. Double click the downloaded Parallels Desktop 6 installation file with .dmg extension and and it will be mounted to Finder then double-click the Install icon.

Thanks,

Manoj D

 

[Parallels User]

Thomas problem seems to be with the Windows installation and not Parallels, it isn't Parallels that is crashing, it's Windows, and the .dll mentioned are Windows files.

 

[Tomas Eckardt]

Thanks to both

Hi to both of you, just wanted to give you thanks for your answers. When I will find the time, I will try what you recommend and might come back to the forum.