Reinstall Mac Os10.5 but leave Parallels 4

Discussion in 'Installation and Configuration of Parallels Desktop' started by MartinReichmann, Jan 12, 2010.

  1. MartinReichmann

    MartinReichmann Bit poster

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    Hi

    I want to do a clean reinstall of Mac Os 10.4. But I don´t want to do a reinstall of my Win XP which is actually on my mac. Can I copy, save or clone my Win Partiton and simply paste it later, after I done the clean installation of Mac Os 10.4. Don´t want to install all apllication on my XP and settings once again.
    Best regards Martin
     
    MartinReichmann, Jan 12, 2010
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  2. I-che

    I-che Pro

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    Hi Martin,
    yes, it is possible. Assuming you use Parallels Desktop 4/5, you can simply copy the .pvm bundle with corresponding virtual machine from ~/Documents/Parallels and save it on external USB drive, for instance. Once Mac OS X is reinstalled, you can install Parallels Desktop and point it to use existing image.
     
    I-che, Jan 13, 2010
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  3. Angel Garcia

    Angel Garcia Member

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    I recommend you to use WinClone, so you could fully backup your Windows partition, then copy the backup file to DVD and do a clean installation of Mac OS. You can then re-create the BootCamp partition from Mac OS, and restore the WinClone image.

    http://twocanoes.com/winclone/
     
    Angel Garcia, Jan 15, 2010
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