Mouse/Keyboard Problem

I just installed Parallels on my Leopard Macbook Pro. Windows Vista boots fine in it, but when I try to capture the mouse and keyboard neither will work, so I can't login. Any suggestions?

 

Stop VM and delete files with .mem and .sav extension in VM folder

 

Where is this folder located?

 

In one of the following locations
1. /Users/<username>/Documents/Parallels
2. /Users/<username>/Library/Parallels
3. /Users/Shared/Parallels

add VM name to the end

 

I found all of those, but none have files with .mem or .sav extensions. Maybe I should include that the copy of Windows I am using is installed using Boot Camp.

 

I meant to look into /Users/<username>/Documents/Parallels/VM name
Did you check paths like that

 

Yes, I did. None of them had much in them.

 

Reboot in Boot Camp, and uninstall any custom mouse drivers you installed except Apple,
Reboot in Mac OS, if there are still problems.
Start Parallels Desktop holding the Command key
Configuration Editor - Hard Disk 1- Advanced - Clear
Note, this will require to reactivate Windows

 

That's another problem. I have a site license of Windows, so I don't have the key. Boot Camp is asking me to reactivate the copy, so I guess I will have to see what I can do.

 

If it is VLK, it doesn't require reactivation

 

How do I get around having to put the activation key in then?

 

Probably I was not clear, if it is VLK it won't require activation

 

Ok, well when I try to log in to Boot Camp it asks me for the activation key.

 

Do you mean it says that it says that you need to enter serial number, or just asking to activate?

 

Now it just says there has been an error with the software licensing when I try to boot into Boot Camp. When I click close it just logs me back out.

 

The easy way is to contact to network admin or to Microsoft and describe situation.
It is not license violation, so Microsoft will provide you steps