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aRKay
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 Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 10:39 am Post subject: Windows Flashing under Parallels |
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I am having trouble running Windows under Parallels. Windows XP Pro SP3 boots okay but then starts flashing or having a hard time refreshing itself. This is very annoying and I don't know if it is Parallels or Windows issue
Anyone seen anything like this? |
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Jolly Roger
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| Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 12:15 pm Post subject: Re: Windows Flashing under Parallels |
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<arkayREMOVE-E866E2.09392927082008@news.houston.sbcglobal.net>, aRKay <arkayREMOVE@qsl.net> wrote:
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I am having trouble running Windows under Parallels. Windows XP Pro SP3 boots okay but then starts flashing or having a hard time refreshing itself. This is very annoying and I don't know if it is Parallels or Windows issue
Anyone seen anything like this? |
I haven't ever seen that with Parallels Desktop. You might try re-installing Parallels Tools. |
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John Halloran
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| Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 5:00 pm Post subject: Re: Windows Flashing under Parallels |
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aRKay <arkayREMOVE@qsl.net> wrote:
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I am having trouble running Windows under Parallels. Windows XP Pro SP3 boots okay but then starts flashing or having a hard time refreshing itself. This is very annoying and I don't know if it is Parallels or Windows issue
Anyone seen anything like this? |
I saw that with an earlier build of Parallels Desktop, but have not seen it with the current one. Am currently running V3.0 Build 5608.0. |
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Ned Mantei
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| Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 7:18 am Post subject: Re: Windows Flashing under Parallels |
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<arkayREMOVE-E866E2.09392927082008@news.houston.sbcglobal.net>, aRKay <arkayREMOVE@qsl.net> wrote:
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I am having trouble running Windows under Parallels. Windows XP Pro SP3 boots okay but then starts flashing or having a hard time refreshing itself. This is very annoying and I don't know if it is Parallels or Windows issue
Anyone seen anything like this? |
You need to get the latest Parallels build (download from their website).
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aRKay
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| Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 9:32 am Post subject: Re: Windows Flashing under Parallels |
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In article <jollyroger-3270B2.11150927082008@news.individual.net>, Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
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In article
<arkayREMOVE-E866E2.09392927082008@news.houston.sbcglobal.net>, aRKay <arkayREMOVE@qsl.net> wrote:
> I am having trouble running Windows under Parallels. Windows XP Pro SP3 > boots okay but then starts flashing or having a hard time refreshing > itself. This is very annoying and I don't know if it is Parallels or > Windows issue
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> Anyone seen anything like this?
I haven't ever seen that with Parallels Desktop. You might try re-installing Parallels Tools. |
Thanks.... I re-installed the Parallels Tools and the annoying flashing stopped |
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Jolly Roger
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| Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 9:41 am Post subject: Re: Windows Flashing under Parallels |
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<arkayREMOVE-819B0B.08321928082008@news.houston.sbcglobal.net>, aRKay <arkayREMOVE@qsl.net> wrote:
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In article <jollyroger-3270B2.11150927082008@news.individual.net>, Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
> In article
> <arkayREMOVE-E866E2.09392927082008@news.houston.sbcglobal.net>, > aRKay <arkayREMOVE@qsl.net> wrote:
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> > I am having trouble running Windows under Parallels. Windows XP Pro SP3 > > boots okay but then starts flashing or having a hard time refreshing > > itself. This is very annoying and I don't know if it is Parallels or > > Windows issue
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> > Anyone seen anything like this?
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> I haven't ever seen that with Parallels Desktop. You might try > re-installing Parallels Tools.
Thanks.... I re-installed the Parallels Tools and the annoying flashing stopped |
Any time. |
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aRKay
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| Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 5:08 pm Post subject: Re: Windows Flashing under Parallels |
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In article <jollyroger-69BD8D.08414828082008@news.individual.net>, Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
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In article
<arkayREMOVE-819B0B.08321928082008@news.houston.sbcglobal.net>, aRKay <arkayREMOVE@qsl.net> wrote:
> In article <jollyroger-3270B2.11150927082008@news.individual.net>, > Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
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> > In article
> > <arkayREMOVE-E866E2.09392927082008@news.houston.sbcglobal.net>, > > aRKay <arkayREMOVE@qsl.net> wrote:
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> > > I am having trouble running Windows under Parallels. Windows XP Pro SP3 > > > boots okay but then starts flashing or having a hard time refreshing > > > itself. This is very annoying and I don't know if it is Parallels or > > > Windows issue
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> > > Anyone seen anything like this?
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> > I haven't ever seen that with Parallels Desktop. You might try > > re-installing Parallels Tools.
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> Thanks.... I re-installed the Parallels Tools and the annoying flashing > stopped
Any time. |
I did appreciate your suggestion. I was about to trash Parallels and go to Boot Camp. You saved my six! |
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Jolly Roger
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| Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 5:20 pm Post subject: Re: Windows Flashing under Parallels |
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<arkayREMOVE-1CA70D.16084228082008@news.houston.sbcglobal.net>, aRKay <arkayREMOVE@qsl.net> wrote:
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In article <jollyroger-69BD8D.08414828082008@news.individual.net>, Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
> In article
> <arkayREMOVE-819B0B.08321928082008@news.houston.sbcglobal.net>, > aRKay <arkayREMOVE@qsl.net> wrote:
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> > In article <jollyroger-3270B2.11150927082008@news.individual.net>, > > Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote: > >
> > > In article
> > > <arkayREMOVE-E866E2.09392927082008@news.houston.sbcglobal.net>, > > > aRKay <arkayREMOVE@qsl.net> wrote:
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> > > > I am having trouble running Windows under Parallels. Windows XP Pro > > > > SP3
> > > > boots okay but then starts flashing or having a hard time refreshing > > > > itself. This is very annoying and I don't know if it is Parallels > > > > or
> > > > Windows issue
> > > >
> > > > Anyone seen anything like this?
> > >
> > > I haven't ever seen that with Parallels Desktop. You might try > > > re-installing Parallels Tools.
> >
> > Thanks.... I re-installed the Parallels Tools and the annoying flashing > > stopped
>
> Any time.
I did appreciate your suggestion. I was about to trash Parallels and go to Boot Camp. You saved my six! |
Yuck - dual booting is never a reasonable solution in my book. : D |
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AWilliamson
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| Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 8:13 am Post subject: Parallels and Boot camp |
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On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:39:29 -0500, aRKay <arkayREMOVE@qsl.net> wrote:
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| I am having trouble running Windows under Parallels. Windows XP Pro SP3 boots okay but then starts flashing or having a hard time refreshing itself. This is ve |
I have boot camp and windows ultimate already installed. Would I also be able to run Parallels?
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Erik Richard Sørensen
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| Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 10:11 am Post subject: Re: Parallels and Boot camp |
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AWilliamson wrote:
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On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:39:29 -0500, aRKay <arkayREMOVE@qsl.net> wrote:
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| I am having trouble running Windows under Parallels. Windows XP Pro SP3 boots okay but then starts flashing or having a hard time refreshing itself. This is ve |
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Forgot to mention here that it can be a good idea to let Parallels reset XP just after XP has finished launching. - I had a similar problem the first time I launched XP after letting Parallels take over...
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| I have boot camp and windows ultimate already installed. Would I also be able to run Parallels? |
Yes, - I installed XPPro on a separate HD on my MacPro QuadCore and it boots fine in XP. - Switched to Leopard and launched Parallels. It found the XP HD at once and launched it.
You just have to note that you need to change the USB controller from Windows to let OS X handle the USB controller in Parallels, before you start XP, - else you won't be able to do anything in XP.
Also note that you have to activate XP again when run in Parallels to use it beyond the 30 day trial period. Parallels thinks that - though XP already has been activated - that the virtual XP is a new install.
cheers, Erik Richard |
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Howard Brazee
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| Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 5:58 pm Post subject: Re: Parallels and Boot camp |
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On Sat, 6 Sep 2008 23:41:54 +0200, h.sainct@laposte.net.invalid (Frédérique & Hervé Sainct) wrote:
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| I have boot camp and windows ultimate already installed. Would I also be able to run Parallels? |
Yes, and on the same windows partition. However, in such a mode, I think you lose some of Parallels functionalities, like the ability to create successive incremental snapshots of the win system, a very interesting feature if you believe me. |
With a big enough disk, it might be worth while having both. Because nothing is more compatible than Boot Manager for running Windows. |
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