When I am prompted to install Windows XP, Parallels accesses the CD and seems to install the setup files. Then I get the following message "Setup did not find any hard drives installed on your computer. Setup cannot continue." How can I correct this? Thanks, Tony
Hello Afcisa, Please make an ISO image of the installation CD-ROM: 1. In the Finder, browse to Macintosh HD - Applications - Utilities. Choose Disk Utility. 2. Insert the source CD-ROM, the image of which you want to create, into the CD/DVD-ROM drive of Macintosh computer. 3. Select the CD/DVD-ROM drive from the Disk Utility device list. 4. Click the New Image button on the top of the Disk Utility window. 5. Specify the name and location for the image or leave the default settings. 6. Set Image Format to read-only. 7. Click Save and wait till the image creation process is complete. Now you can connect this image to the virtual machine’s CD/DVD-ROM drive: 1. Launch Parallels Desktop. 2. Click the CD/DVD-ROM icon in the main Configuration window to open the CD/DVD-ROM drive’s settings. 3. Select the Use image file option and click Browse to locate the ISO image file. You can use a successfully created image file as a bootable media for the guest OS installation instead of a real CD. If during the image creation I/O errors occurred, this may indicate that there is either a problem with your disc, or your Macintosh CD/DVD-ROM drive doesn’t function properly. Best regards, Xenos
