I could not figure out how to use the .hdd and .pvs files to create a new VM. Attempting to do so eventually brought me to a point of being told "Please insert your windows CD to begin the installation", even after I had selected the existing .hdd file.
I also saved the Snapshots directory and Snapshots.xml file, but was never asked about those. I'm assuming that those are needed to find out what's what in the .hdd folder.
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Symptoms that I still can't figure out. At this point, I don't know if they are parallels issues, or windows issues, but they don't happen on real hardware.
1. IE has option buttons / menu options for "Manage add-ons ...", but I never can get to the manage add-ons page.
2. Browsing some sites will give me a cryptic error message: "An attempt was made to reference a token that is no longer valid" (I hope I have that correct from memory). Trying to track that error message down with google search, microsoft KB, etc, constantly points back to it coming from a .net application problem or IIS. As far as I know, we have no .net programs of any kind being run, and even if the web site we're using is running from IIS, we shouldn't see that on our end, right?
I installed the .net 2.0 service pack update, and that error message still appears. Sadly, not on demand.
Clicking on the "OK" button will give me from 50 to 55 blank IE windows.
3. The IE icon in the start menu has a generic file icon, not the IE icon.
4. The IE icon on the desktop is missing the first group of actions, above the first separator line, including the "Browse the web" action normally associated with double-clicking it.
Is there a way to force a full re-install -- with completely wiped settings, no third party anything, etc -- of internet explorer on XP?