Windows Technical Preview

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  1. George1

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    Has anybody tried installing the new Windows Tech Preview on Parallels 10? When I run the setup, it tells me it can't find any drivers for the HDD. Can't install.

    Any news how to go about installing it?
     
  2. Valerio_Ferreira

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    Same problem here... :(
     
  3. Peter_Geipel

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    Create a new VM using Windows > Other Windows, don't try to base it off of Windows 8.1
     
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  4. cempayzin

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    It worked like that to me...
     
  5. George1

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    Thanks! I will try it now.

    Yup this seems to have worked. Installing the Tech Preview now.

    Thank! IDK why I didn't even think of that.
     
  6. Izaak_Bacchus

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    Im having the same problem even with installing it as other windows
     
  7. Peter_Geipel

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    Did you use the base vm config with 1 GB of RAM, 2 Cores and 64GB of HD space? That is what I did and I am up and running now.
     
  8. Izaak_Bacchus

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    Yes, everythings the default settings
     
  9. Peter_Geipel

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    Are all other VM's shut down? That was the only other thing I did.
     
  10. George1

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    Did you get Parallels tools installed? After I installed it using Other Windows, parallels tools dont show up.
     
  11. Peter_Geipel

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    I didn't use the Parallels tools yet. Plan to install it after I set up the VM.
     
  12. Josh_Nicholson

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    I started by installing a copy of Windows 7 that I had lying around. I installed that, installed Parallels Tools, and then I mounted the Tech Preview ISO from Windows 7 and double-clicked the Setup from the ISO. Windows Tech Preview installed and ran fine. Sounds like the "Other Windows" option above might be a bit quicker though, since you don't have to go through 2 installations.
     
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  13. George1

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    For parallels tools, I suggest manually installing: http://kb.parallels.com/112609

    Manually installing works great, and all features are supported.
     
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  14. Valerio_Ferreira

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    Thanks, work very well.
     
  15. Diane_Wilson

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    I don't have a DVD drive at work, so I've tried installing from a .ISO image, and also using bootable USB (build with the Window 7 USB download tool). Parallels doesn't recognize either of these, even using "Other Windows". Any suggestions?
     
  16. Izaak_Bacchus

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    It seems my problem was a bad ISO image, I downloaded it again and it seems to be installing now.
     
  17. George1

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    Sounds like you got a bad ISO like the user below you. Always compared the MD5 hashes! If you set up with default settings as 'Other Windows' everything should work 100%. Then install manually parallels tools and you should be in business!
     
  18. James Rome

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    I did get Parallels Tools installed by manually mounting the iso from the OS X parallels.app/.../tools folder. But my Windows desktop has all of my Mac desktop stuff on it. How do I get rid of that?
     
  19. Guy_Clark

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    Solution to installing Windows Technical Preview 64bit (not tested on 32bit)

    Install Windows Technical Preview as Other Windows (as suggested) -> Once installed Shut Down and navigate to Virtual Machine Settings -> Change Virtual Machine type from Other Windows to Windows 8.1 -> Restart Virtual Machine -> Install Parallels Tools

    Viola :)
     
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