Unable to access disk image

Discussion in 'Windows Virtual Machine' started by spiderdan10, Mar 27, 2008.

  1. spiderdan10

    spiderdan10 Bit poster

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    I'm trying to install an application to Windows using an ISO disk image. When double-clicking the image file in OSX, it mounts fine and I can see all of the files. But when I connect the image in Parallels (while running Windows) and click on the CD drive, I get the following error window:

    DISK IS NOT FORMATTED
    Windows cannot read from this disk. The disk might be corrupted, or it could be using a format that is not compatible with Windows.

    Any thoughts as to why Windows is unable to open this?

    Dan
     
    spiderdan10, Mar 27, 2008
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  2. Hugh Watkins

    Hugh Watkins Forum Maven

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    it could be using a Mac file system
    or another not supported by Windows

    Hugh W
     
    Hugh Watkins, Mar 28, 2008
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  3. spiderdan10

    spiderdan10 Bit poster

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    No, that's not it. Just out of curiosity, I made 2 .iso image files from TaxCut Pro and MS Office 2003 (Win) - using Toast. The TaxCut image worked fine. But Office gave me the same error. So I downloaded Daemon Tools and loaded the same ISO file within Windows and it worked fine. That same ISO file also worked fine prior to upgrading to Parallels 3.0.
     
    spiderdan10, Mar 28, 2008
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