Problem installing Win XP on new iMac

[James Wesolowski]

I am trying to install a fresh copy of Windows XP SP2 on a brand new aluminum iMac (2.0 GHz, 2 GB RAM) running Mac OS X 10.4.10 and Parallels 2.5.

Whenever the installation gets to the point where "Setup is starting Windows", I get an blue error screen for about a second and then the session is closed. I have reinstalled Parallels several times and tried to install Windows several times with the same result.

Does anyone know why this is happening? I have installed Parallels/XP on many other iMacs. Do the new iMacs require Parallels 3?

Thanks for any insight.

James Wesolowski

 

[Xenos]

Hello James Wesolowski,

Could you send me a snapshot of the blue error screen?

Best regards,
Xenos

 

[DDJD]

I am having the same problem with a new imac

If you could post your reply to the original problem and help us all that would be great.

 

[Xenos]

I would advise you to create an ISO image of the Windows installation CD.

1. In the Finder, browse to Macintosh HD - Applications - Utilities. Choose Disk Utility.
2. Insert the source CD-ROM.
3. Select the CD/DVD-ROM drive from the Disk Utility device list.
4. Click the New Image button on the top of the Disk Utility window.
5. Specify the name and location for the image or leave the default settings.
6. Set Image Format to read-only.
7. Click Save and wait till the image creation process is complete.

Now you can connect this image to the virtual machine’s CD/DVD-ROM drive:

1. Launch Parallels Desktop.
2. Click the CD/DVD-ROM icon in the main Configuration window to open the CD/DVD-ROM drive’s settings.
3. Select the Use image file option and click Browse to locate the ISO image file.

You can use a successfully created image file as a bootable media for the guest OS installation instead of a real CD.

I hope you'll install Windows XP SP2 succefully from the image file.

Best regards,
Xenos