Parallels Can't Find Bootcamp

[mraub1]

I just downloaded the trial version of Parallels. When trying to set it up using Bootcamp as the XP source I get the following error message:



More than one Windows partitions are found. This is not a standard Boot Camp configuration. Please refer to the Parallels Desktop for Mac User Guide, Using Boot Camp Windows XP Installation chapter for instructions on how to configure Parallels virtual machine in case of a non-standard Boot Camp configuration on your Macintosh computer.


Since there I have only a Mac HD partition and a WinXp partition on the HD, I haven't a clue as to what the message means. I do have a FAT 32 Firewire drive connected, but unmounting that drive did not solve the problem. Can anyone here please help.

Thanks,

MIKE

 

[Itekei]

Ok, well, unplugging my external firewire hard disk works, Parallels will boot up after doing so. Unfortunately Windows won't recognize my external HDD. It holds a FAT32 and Mac OS X Journaled partition. Anyone? Thanks!

 

[Eru Ithildur]

Yeah, but with the new update it works fine.

Did try that... doesn't work either with or without disk0s3 listing

What do you mean? it won't let me start after the error... it just quits...

I have a feeling it just doesn't like not seeing XP, but I could be wrong...

Mine outputs the error sometimes, but without quitting, so I just go in anyway. I don't know what your issue would be then... Sorry.

 

[Art743]

I have read in Mac's help system (I don't remember where it was), that their work around for certain Boot Camp issues was to physically remove the offending drive. As I recall, it was a Boot Camp install problem, not this issue.

But...
At any rate, I also read somewhere here today that reformatting the drives (except for the XP volume) to Mac formats cured the problems the user was having. Hopefully either Mac or Parallels will deal with this, but in the meantime it seems reformatting is easy. That's what I did, when I had complications with Installing XP in Boot Camp (no Parallels, that's why I ws on Mac's help sites), combined with a RAID set, and a small FAT32 volume for swapping.

But I eventually went with Parallels alone anyway, and never looked back. I got to keep all my features including my RAID, and Parallels handles file swapping.

Hope this helps someone.