Greetings everyone, I have a problem that I know not how to deal with. My last thread dealt with a simular problem. I was not having enough memoy to install certain software on the windows side. I did get some help. I was instructed to go the the Parallels preferences, set the slider to 1624 which I did. I then was instructed to go the VM window and under Resources click the underlined MEMORY and set it higher, which I did. I was then abe to install most of the Adobe CS2 suite. I am now attempting to install Corel Wordperfect. I am now getting the message that 676 mg is required and only 357 mg is available, which leaves a difference of 320 mg. Under disk space the it reads 7985 mg. Is it possible to set the memory higher so that I can install Wordperfect and other software in the future. In the VM preferences I changed the MEMORY setting from 940 to 1500 still with no success. I have a MB pro with 2 gigs of memory. I'm not really as in the know as I should be about memory sizes, but I have been told that the 2 gigs that I have should be plenty. What do I do, where do I go in order to allocate more memory? Thanks for any help that I can get. jsimp3 (Joe)
Joe - you need to understand the difference between RAM (Memory) and Disk Space (Hard Drive). The sliders your are moving in the Parallels settings affect RAM. That will affect how fast applications in Windows (and conversely OSX) run, but will have no impact on your ability to install applications in Windows. In order to install more applications in Windows, you need more disk space. You Windows is installed on a Virtual disk on your Mac Hard Drive. To increase the size of your virtual disk you will need to use the Parallels Image Tool. Then you will need to use another 3rd party utility make Windows recognize the increased size. There are numerous threads in this forum covering step by step how to do this. I would suggest you read those carefully, as this procedure will not be easy for someone not familar with things such as partitions on file systems.
Thanks VTMac for your help, Is the Parrallels Image tool something that I need to install, or should it have installed within my initial Parallels installation? Do you know of a thread that you can lead me to that would help me, or should I just browse? Thanks again jsimp3
