Windows XP SP3 in Boot Camp and VM pointing to BC hard drive.
I wanted to convert to straight VM and eliminate Boot Camp
* I had used Parallels Transporter (from Win Xp VM) to convert my Boot Camp HD to a VM.
* I started the VM, booting from the Win XP SP3 install CD and did a Windows Repair (BTW, this seemed to fix the black screen problem)
* Reboot and launched the VM
* Went into Control Panel -> Add Remove Programs:
- removed Parallels Tools
- removed Parallels Transporter
- removed Boot Camp
- removed all the Apple drivers
* couldn't get the "Action -> Install Parallels Tools" do actually do anything.
* even tried http://kb.parallels.com/en/5116
So, after searching and reading everything on this forum that I could, here's what I got to work.
1) Start PD but not the Win XP VM
2) Edit the VM Configuration and point the CD/DVD ROM to /Library/Parallels/Tools/vmtools.iso
3) Start the Win XP VM
4) Open My Computer
5) Open the CD/DVD Drive (now you are seeing the contents of the .iso)
6) Double-click on PTStart.exe - this launches the Install Parallels Tools wizard
7) When it finishes, don't do the suggested restart; shut down windows.
8) Re-edit VM Configuration and point the CD/DVD ROM back to the Default device
9) Start the VM, you will see messages that PT is building the Smart Select info
That's it!
Hope this helps, as I have seen this issue posted many times.
I wanted to convert to straight VM and eliminate Boot Camp
* I had used Parallels Transporter (from Win Xp VM) to convert my Boot Camp HD to a VM.
* I started the VM, booting from the Win XP SP3 install CD and did a Windows Repair (BTW, this seemed to fix the black screen problem)
* Reboot and launched the VM
* Went into Control Panel -> Add Remove Programs:
- removed Parallels Tools
- removed Parallels Transporter
- removed Boot Camp
- removed all the Apple drivers
* couldn't get the "Action -> Install Parallels Tools" do actually do anything.
* even tried http://kb.parallels.com/en/5116
So, after searching and reading everything on this forum that I could, here's what I got to work.
1) Start PD but not the Win XP VM
2) Edit the VM Configuration and point the CD/DVD ROM to /Library/Parallels/Tools/vmtools.iso
3) Start the Win XP VM
4) Open My Computer
5) Open the CD/DVD Drive (now you are seeing the contents of the .iso)
6) Double-click on PTStart.exe - this launches the Install Parallels Tools wizard
7) When it finishes, don't do the suggested restart; shut down windows.
8) Re-edit VM Configuration and point the CD/DVD ROM back to the Default device
9) Start the VM, you will see messages that PT is building the Smart Select info
That's it!
Hope this helps, as I have seen this issue posted many times.