windows xp partition don't open in parallels desktop 12

Hi All,

My windows xp partition don't open in pd12, used to open in pd11, but in 12 stock in processing black screen what can i do ?

TIA

 

Same problem here. Solution was to use Hypervisor from Apple, NOT Parallels:



Steps in german (english):
- Go to your black window of xp
- Push (on a Mac) "ctrl + alt" to release the mouse
- In menu "Aktionen" (actions?) choose "Stopp"
- In menu "Aktionen" (actions?) choose "Konfigurieren" (configuration?)
- Choose tab "Hardware"
- In left column choose "CPU & RAM"
- On right side choose "Erweiterte Einstellungen" (Advanced settings?)
- Change "Hypervisor" from "Parallels" to "Apple"
- Close configuration window for machine "XP - Hardware"
- In menu "Aktionen" (actions?) choose "Start"

This guidance in german in my website:
http://www.macsimum.ch/support/anleitungen

 

I had this issue also. I created a new virtual machine with the exact same setup and MAC address and attached the hdd from the old machine and it did boot and run. When it loaded it re-discovered all the virtualized hardware and wanted to reactivate windows and that's just a nightmare for XP these days.

 

The AlbertL1's solution to switch to the hypervisor to Apple in the material preference control panel
fix my problem !

A beer for AlbertL1 or even 2 or 3 ... ...

 

AlbertL1's suggestion worked for me. What is the difference between the Apple and Parallels hypervisors? Is it better to change to the Apple one for all my other VMs? adamjamespage it's under "Advanced settings" on the CPU and RAM page.

 

me too! (Windows7 VM is a problem that seems.)

 

This fixed it: http://kb.parallels.com/en/113823