Uncompress Host HD?

[lethe]

I will try to state this with some clarity, but it may sound like rubbish, as I don't know what I am talking about:

I am attempting to open and edit files on my Host OS (OS X 4.10.11) with a program in my Guest OS (XP Pro sp2). Within the prog (SimPE), I browse and pick some from PSF/Mac HD folder (which have ".localized" attached to them), and the rest are in the Mac documents folder.

I am repeatedly getting an error message that states "Cannot access a closed file" and says it's from a directory of compressed files.

So Parallels compresses files to share them between Host and Guest OS? If so, Is there a way to uncompress them without opening them directly (giving a third party prog access to them)?
Does the attached "localized" have anything to do with this?

I'm confuzzled. ()


---Log From First Few Error Msgs Follows---

Message:
Error while trying to open

Package: \\.PSF\Mac Hd\The Sims 2.localized\TSData\Res\Catalog\Bins\globalcatbin.bundle.package
File: Directory of Compressed Files (E86B1EEF) - 00000000 - E86B1EEF - 286B1F03

SimPE Version:
Default (0.66.2.38582).

Exception Stack:
System.ObjectDisposedException: Cannot access a closed file.
at System.IO.__Error.FileNotOpen()
at System.IO.FileStream.Seek(Int64 offset, SeekOrigin origin)
at SimPe.Packages.File.Read(IPackedFileDescriptor pfd)
at SimPe.Interfaces.Plugin.AbstractWrapper.get_StoredData()
at SimPe.Interfaces.Plugin.AbstractWrapper.ProcessData(IPackedFileDescriptor pfd, IPackageFile package, Boolean catchex)

Source:
mscorlib

Execution Stack:
at System.IO.__Error.FileNotOpen()
at System.IO.FileStream.Seek(Int64 offset, SeekOrigin origin)
at SimPe.Packages.File.Read(IPackedFileDescriptor pfd)
at SimPe.Interfaces.Plugin.AbstractWrapper.get_StoredData()
at SimPe.Interfaces.Plugin.AbstractWrapper.ProcessData(IPackedFileDescriptor pfd, IPackageFile package, Boolean catchex)

Windows Version:
WindowsXP

.NET Version:
2.0.50727.42

===========================

Message:
Cannot access a closed file.

SimPE Version:
Default (0.66.2.38582).

Exception Stack:
System.ObjectDisposedException: Cannot access a closed file.
at System.IO.__Error.FileNotOpen()
at System.IO.FileStream.Seek(Int64 offset, SeekOrigin origin)
at SimPe.Packages.File.LoadHoleIndex()
at SimPe.Packages.File.OpenByStream(BinaryReader br)
at SimPe.Packages.File.ReloadFromFile(String filename)
at SimPe.Packages.PackageMaintainer.LoadPackageFromFile(String filename, Boolean sync)
at SimPe.Packages.File.LoadFromFile(String flname, Boolean sync)
at SimPe.Plugin.FileIndex.AddIndexFromPackage(String file)

Source:
mscorlib

Execution Stack:
at System.IO.__Error.FileNotOpen()
at System.IO.FileStream.Seek(Int64 offset, SeekOrigin origin)
at SimPe.Packages.File.LoadHoleIndex()
at SimPe.Packages.File.OpenByStream(BinaryReader br)
at SimPe.Packages.File.ReloadFromFile(String filename)
at SimPe.Packages.PackageMaintainer.LoadPackageFromFile(String filename, Boolean sync)
at SimPe.Packages.File.LoadFromFile(String flname, Boolean sync)
at SimPe.Plugin.FileIndex.AddIndexFromPackage(String file)

Windows Version:
WindowsXP

.NET Version:
2.0.50727.42

==========================

Message:
Cannot access a closed file.

SimPE Version:
Default (0.66.2.38582).

Exception Stack:
System.ObjectDisposedException: Cannot access a closed file.
at System.IO.__Error.FileNotOpen()
at System.IO.FileStream.Seek(Int64 offset, SeekOrigin origin)
at SimPe.Packages.File.LoadHoleIndex()
at SimPe.Packages.File.OpenByStream(BinaryReader br)
at SimPe.Packages.File.ReloadFromFile(String filename)
at SimPe.Packages.PackageMaintainer.LoadPackageFromFile(String filename, Boolean sync)
at SimPe.Packages.File.LoadFromFile(String flname, Boolean sync)
at SimPe.Plugin.FileIndex.AddIndexFromPackage(String file)

Source:
mscorlib

Execution Stack:
at System.IO.__Error.FileNotOpen()
at System.IO.FileStream.Seek(Int64 offset, SeekOrigin origin)
at SimPe.Packages.File.LoadHoleIndex()
at SimPe.Packages.File.OpenByStream(BinaryReader br)
at SimPe.Packages.File.ReloadFromFile(String filename)
at SimPe.Packages.PackageMaintainer.LoadPackageFromFile(String filename, Boolean sync)
at SimPe.Packages.File.LoadFromFile(String flname, Boolean sync)
at SimPe.Plugin.FileIndex.AddIndexFromPackage(String file)

Windows Version:
WindowsXP

.NET Version:
2.0.50727.42

============-==============

Message:
Cannot access a closed file.

SimPE Version:
Default (0.66.2.38582).

Exception Stack:
System.ObjectDisposedException: Cannot access a closed file.
at System.IO.__Error.FileNotOpen()
at System.IO.FileStream.Seek(Int64 offset, SeekOrigin origin)
at SimPe.Packages.File.LoadHoleIndex()
at SimPe.Packages.File.OpenByStream(BinaryReader br)
at SimPe.Packages.File.ReloadFromFile(String filename)
at SimPe.Packages.PackageMaintainer.LoadPackageFromFile(String filename, Boolean sync)
at SimPe.Packages.File.LoadFromFile(String flname, Boolean sync)
at SimPe.Plugin.FileIndex.AddIndexFromPackage(String file)

Source:
mscorlib

Execution Stack:
at System.IO.__Error.FileNotOpen()
at System.IO.FileStream.Seek(Int64 offset, SeekOrigin origin)
at SimPe.Packages.File.LoadHoleIndex()
at SimPe.Packages.File.OpenByStream(BinaryReader br)
at SimPe.Packages.File.ReloadFromFile(String filename)
at SimPe.Packages.PackageMaintainer.LoadPackageFromFile(String filename, Boolean sync)
at SimPe.Packages.File.LoadFromFile(String flname, Boolean sync)
at SimPe.Plugin.FileIndex.AddIndexFromPackage(String file)

Windows Version:
WindowsXP

.NET Version:
2.0.50727.42

 

[Xenos]

Hello Lethe,

What exactly are you using SimPE for?

Did you try to reinstall Parallels Tools?

Best regards,
Xenos