iso file will not install

Discussion in 'Parallels Desktop for Mac' started by edwardlotz, Jan 20, 2007.

  1. edwardlotz

    edwardlotz Bit poster

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    Trying to install Vista...have my iso file or .img file used on my windows machines....I can mount it on my Mac...but Parallels will not see it when I point to it...

    so I opened disk manager and converted it to a dmg format....Parallels can now see it...but when I try to use it to install a new instance....it boots and says a bootable drive is not available.

    Any thoughts on how to get around this..or how to burn a bootable dvd from this image file?

    Thanks
     
    edwardlotz, Jan 20, 2007
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  2. dkp

    dkp Forum Maven

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    Don't mount it.
     
    dkp, Jan 20, 2007
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  3. edwardlotz

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    its not mounted....still get no boot device available. when I mount it...all the files are there...and looks exactly like the .img file mounted.
     
    edwardlotz, Jan 20, 2007
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  4. gjlamb

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    I have the same problem. I'm trying to install Vista Enterprise 32 bit into my Parallels build 3188 and keep getting boot from CD/DVD-Rom failed. I'm pointing the new configuration to boot from the iso file.

    Any suggestions??

    Greg
     
    gjlamb, May 20, 2007
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  5. soundevolution

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    Can't mount .img files, convert using Disk Utility

    I couldn't figure out how to open a .img file in parallels (they mount easily in the Finder), so I opened the disc image in Disk Utility and converted it to a CD/R Master file (.cdr) which was recognised by Parallels.

    Obviously Parallels supports .cdr and .dmg images, but does not support .img files.... I don't really understand the differences between them - they should all work. :(
     
    soundevolution, Jun 13, 2007
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