[Solved] Release 3 Build 5160 Shared Profile not working Hello all, I'm a first time user of Parallels. The installation was relatively painless and I have Windows XP Pro installed in an image file (no boot camp). All I want to do is share my Mac folder with Windows so that I can access my mac folders within Windows and for the life of me I can't seem to get it to work. I've read through the user guide and tried all config settings to no avail. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, human I can't seem to attach my pvs file, even as a zip, so here is the config I'm using. [System] App Version = 3.0.5160 Parallels VM Name = Microsoft Windows XP VM Id = {8173ef19-4353-4e75-a147-41be110ee4fa} VM Description = Boot = c OS Type = 135 Memory = 1024 Video Memory = 16 Memory block size = 14 Acceleration level = 2 Enable write-back disk cache = 0 VT-x support = 1 Start auto = 0 AutoShutdown = 0 Start full screen = 21 Start dashmode = 0 Start full screen warning = 1 PC Speaker enable = 1 Window Mode = 3 Application Doc Icon = 1 Multi frame = -1 Guest Tools Status = -1 Undo Disks = 0 Undo Disk Uuid = {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000} DirectX support = 1 [Shared folders] Shared folders enabled = 1 Sharing enabled = 2 Map folders to drive = 0 Shared folders count = 1 Folder0 enabled = 1 Folder0 readonly = 0 Folder0 name = nmehrotra Folder0 path = /Users/nmehrotra Folder0 descr = Home dir [Shared Profiles] Shared Profiles enabled = 1 Shared Profiles use desktop = 0 Shared Profiles use documents = 1 Shared Profiles use pictures = 0 Shared Profiles use music = 0 [Windows sharing] Windows sharing enabled = 1 AutoMount enabled = 1 [Video] Video resolutions enabled = 1 Video resolutions count = 0 [Coherence] Show taskbar = 1 Relocate taskbar = 0 Exclude Dock = 1 Multiple displays = 0 Group all windows = 0 Disable drop shadow = 0 Remove Wallpaper = 0 Do Not Minimize to doc = 1 Bring to front = 0 Show taskbar in Coherence = 1 [Shared Application] Shared from Win to Mac = 0 Shared from Mac to Win = 0 SmartSelect = 1 Shared from Win to Mac Old = 0 Shared from Mac to Win Old = 0 SmartSelect Old = 0 [Floppy disks] Floppy 0 enabled = 1 Floppy 0 = 1 Floppy 0 image = /Library/Parallels/Tools/vmtools.fdd Floppy 0 connected = 0 [IDE devices] Disk 0:0 enabled = 1 Disk 0:0 = 1 Disk 0:0 media = 0 Disk 0:0 connected = 1 Disk 0:0 image = winxp.hdd Disk 0:0 cylinders = 0 Disk 0:0 heads = 0 Disk 0:0 sectors = 0 Disk 0:1 enabled = 1 Disk 0:1 = 2 Disk 0:1 media = 1 Disk 0:1 connected = 1 Disk 0:1 image = Default CD/DVD-ROM Disk 1:0 enabled = 0 Disk 1:0 = 0 Disk 1:1 enabled = 0 Disk 1:1 = 0 [Serial ports] COM1 enabled = 0 COM1 = 0 COM2 enabled = 0 COM2 = 0 COM3 enabled = 0 COM3 = 0 COM4 enabled = 0 COM4 = 0 [Parallel ports] LPT1 enabled = 1 LPT1 = 3 LPT1 connected = 1 LPT1 image = Default Printer LPT2 enabled = 0 LPT2 = 0 LPT3 enabled = 0 LPT3 = 0 [Sound] Sound enabled = 1 Sound = 1 Sound connected = 1 Sound device = Default Audio Mixer device = Default Audio [Network] Network enabled = 1 Network = 3 Network connected = 1 Adapter No = 0 Adapter name = Default Adapter Adapter type = 4 Port = 0x00000300 IRQ = 3 MAC address = 001c424d7d31 Network2 enabled = 0 Network2 = 0 Network3 enabled = 0 Network3 = 0 Network4 enabled = 0 Network4 = 0 Network5 enabled = 0 Network5 = 0 [Usb] USB enabled = 1 USB = 1 USB autoconnect = 2
Umm, no. Wasn't aware that I had to install it. It's grayed outon my VM. Is that because I'm running the trial version? Don't mind paying for it if it does what I need it to, wanted to kick the tires before I did that. Thanks for the quick response.
Yes, unfortunately "Install Parallels Tools" is grayed out in Action-> Install Parallels Tools. Is it because I have an evaluation license? If not, how do I "un-gray" it? Thanks,
Solved Okay, so perhaps I didn't rtfm. Installed the tools (with the VM/OS running) and everything is fine now. Thanks for the pointers, folks.
