Catch 22

Inadvertantly checked automatic shutdown for parallels for mac 3036 running windows XP . How do I undo?

 

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Edit ".pvs". Other words to make the minimum requirement, ten.
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Constant, thanks for your prompt reply but I don't understand your answer. Could you be more explici? Thanks, Shel

 

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Where the virtual disk is located, which is usually in a "parallels-vm" directory containing a directory with the name of the guest os used, is a ".hdd" and a ".pvs" file. The pvs file is a plain text file, that can be edited with any text editor, so the auto shutdown option can be changed from 1 to 0.
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Perfect! Worked like a charm. Thanks for your patience.

 

Catch22 still there in 3150?

It seems a bit silly that you can get a VM stuck in a startup/shutdown loop that keeps you from editing any of its settings (including the settings for startup/shutdown!). Couldn't they move that setting into one of the drop menus. This is still an issue in build 3150 as far as I can tell.

 

Try holding down shift as you launch Parallels.