Trying to Setup Parallels With Existing Bootcamp NTFS Error:PRL_ERR_DISK_GPT_MBR_NOT_

Hello Parallels,

I am trying to setup a copy of your software provided through work, and during the setup process, while selecting:

I receive the following error:

Additional Details:

I installed Windows through BootCamp however instead of a EFT Boot which wasn't working correctly I switched to a regular windows install using the partition created by Bootcamp. This installed fine and the two partitions work and appear to be mutually friendly as I can view the files in each. My windows partition is formatted to a NTFS partition. (I do know that mac does not support write to ntfs).

I am hoping that someone has a solution for this error, as my google search has come up with many little hacks that worked for the one and not the many.

~ Jacob

 

The solution to the problem above:

Installed Refit -> boot 2 times -> got to shell -> type gptsync -> confirm -> reboot -> go into mac -> you can now select your hard drive.

I have a new error now:

Problem ID: 456
Please free at least 1947 MB on the physical hard drive that stores the windows 8 virtual machine

Solution to that problem:

You hard drive must have as much free space as you allocated ram for the virtual machine. Gotta clear up some junk files