barefootpanda
Bit poster
I wanted to make sure the right people saw this so I am posting it here as well...
I am an Apple technician and part of the Apple Consultant Network. I have a client with a brand new MacBook Pro 2.4Ghz w/ 2Gb of ram and a 256mb Video card (current 15" glossy top model.) I have a brand new copy of Windows XP SP2 purchased just an hour ago. I purchased (via download) Parallels v3.0 Build 5160 and installed today.
Every time I try to do an express (or custom) install the install fails as soon as the initial blue screen install process says "Starting Windows XP" there is a flash of BSOD type of junk and then it kicks me to the main Parallels Desktop screen.
When I click start it gets to "Boot from hard drive .... _" and does nothing more than eat my processor.
I have tried deleting the virtual machines and doing express and custom. I have not changed any default settings.
This MacBook Pro is BRAND NEW and is running OS 10.4.10 - but the build is probably different than yours...I have build 8R4061a not the general build of 10.4.10. This is the only thing I can think of as a possible cause of failure.
PLEASE ADMINS HELP. I am not going to pay for tech support when your product isn't working properly with this new mac.
And my follow up post was....
I wanted to update that I managed to get a screenshot of the windows error
"A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer
SESSION3_INITIALIZATION_FAILED
If this is the first time you've seen this stop error screen, restart yoru computer. If this screen appears again, follow these steps:
Check to make sure any new hardware or software is properly installed.
If this is a"
That's all I could grab, but it is same message over and over. I've tried typical, custom and express installs. They all result in the same error.
Nothing I can do is fixing this issue. Is this something anyone has seen before?
I am an Apple technician and part of the Apple Consultant Network. I have a client with a brand new MacBook Pro 2.4Ghz w/ 2Gb of ram and a 256mb Video card (current 15" glossy top model.) I have a brand new copy of Windows XP SP2 purchased just an hour ago. I purchased (via download) Parallels v3.0 Build 5160 and installed today.
Every time I try to do an express (or custom) install the install fails as soon as the initial blue screen install process says "Starting Windows XP" there is a flash of BSOD type of junk and then it kicks me to the main Parallels Desktop screen.
When I click start it gets to "Boot from hard drive .... _" and does nothing more than eat my processor.
I have tried deleting the virtual machines and doing express and custom. I have not changed any default settings.
This MacBook Pro is BRAND NEW and is running OS 10.4.10 - but the build is probably different than yours...I have build 8R4061a not the general build of 10.4.10. This is the only thing I can think of as a possible cause of failure.
PLEASE ADMINS HELP. I am not going to pay for tech support when your product isn't working properly with this new mac.
And my follow up post was....
I wanted to update that I managed to get a screenshot of the windows error
"A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer
SESSION3_INITIALIZATION_FAILED
If this is the first time you've seen this stop error screen, restart yoru computer. If this screen appears again, follow these steps:
Check to make sure any new hardware or software is properly installed.
If this is a"
That's all I could grab, but it is same message over and over. I've tried typical, custom and express installs. They all result in the same error.
Nothing I can do is fixing this issue. Is this something anyone has seen before?