Parallels Desktop for Mac build 3036 Beta is available for download.

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don montalvo said:
when i boot into parallels, i see an etnernet address of: 00-59-a3-c2-41-7a
when i boot into bootcamp, i see an ethernet address of 00:16:cb:89:3f:61
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Spoofing mac addresses is nothing new (most routers do it), and easy enough to do, particularly in a virtual machine. I doubt it's that simple though.
 
Gregg said:
Is there any way to copy my Windows XP VM data to a Boot Camp partition? I have a lot of documents!
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A lot of people have been asking this, although in a slightly different fashion than you. If you don't mind reinstalling Windows, you can probably make this pretty painless. Setup boot camp, then get it running under parallels. Run both the new xp and your old vm and use the Windows File & Settings Transfer Wizard to copy your My Documents and other config options between instances.
 
Administrator Privileges

I have the beta setup to use my boot camp partition, but I do not run as an administrator user. Whenever I fire up the VM, Parallels asks me, twice, for administrator credentials before it will start up. Is this a bug, is there a work around?, or am I doing something wrong?
 
Another FAT32

Count me in as another FAT32 Boot Camp partition user.

When I try to boot into Windows XP using BootCamp, I get as far as the Windows configuration selection screen... the choices are (from memory) Microsoft Windows and Parallels Configuration, but that's where it sits. No keyboard response.

In Parallels Desktop, I also get the "Unable to use partition Boot Camp"

This is on a 15" MacBook Pro 2.33 Ghz.
 
chucker said:
Actually, that's not true. If you start the application itself, then open the VM manually from there, you can change its settings.
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Wow! Absolutely intuitive and absolutely Mac-like! ;-)

Sorry, the developers of Parallels Desktop should make a short look to Connectix' Virtual PC UI (now well known as Microsoft Virtual PC).

Parallels Desktop is a good Software... but the User Interface... Linux? ;-)
 
USB problems

i used Build 1970 with a chipcard reader cardman 2020 with a online banking software. It works fine. After the upgrade to the new beta, the chipcardreader is recognized, but it didn´t function any more. So i do a downgrad to build 1970 and i can use the banking software with the chipcard reader again.
This banking software is one reason for using parallels, so i will stay on using build 1970.
But the coherence mode of the beta is a great progress :D
so i hope in the next beta will be able to support my chipcard reader again :)
 
PetraHonig said:
Hi Andrew,

this thread is quiet large now, hope you find my posting.

This issue must be based on an iMac (24"). When I run coherence mode on my macbook, this look well. If I use the same VM on my iMac, the fonts look like 5x magnified. I have attached a JPG screen dump.
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same thing happens with Windows Media player
 
Impressive update! I'm using Parallels everyday, as I am a Filemaker template developer, and have to switch all the time between Mac and Windows. I sold my PC notebook, and my backpack now has a much more manageable weight.

There's 2 things I'd like the people from development to hear.
1. Please add an option to disable the "Transparent mapping of Command-AZXCV key combinations". I had a good solution with the RemapKey.exe and the Menu Master preference pane in the previous version. The RemapKey.exe switched my command key with my control key on the Windows OS level, and the Menu Master PrefPane removed the annoying Parallels shortcuts that interferred. I could do literally EVERYTHING in Parallels as I did on the Mac, command-Q,E,C,V,L,B,... whatever. What this new version is offering in comparision, is a bit meager, and confuses me even more. Now I have to use command-x to cut, but ctrl-L to go to layout mode. This is a half-implementation with the best of intentions, but it's worse now than before. Come on guys, one check box in the Parallels prefs to turn this back off, please please please...

2. Not really as important as the above issue, but the network performance in FileMaker Pro is a bit sluggish under Parallels. I even get a coffeecup icon when I want to open files remotely. I can live happily with this, but since I'm asking for stuff already...:-)

Thanks for an otherwise great product. You guys rock.
 
I'm still can not get Shared Networking working with this beta. I have try rebooting, reinistakking with reboots between uninstall and re-install. Any other ideas.

I'm using a Macbook Pro 15" w/1.5GB ram.

Mike
 
Olivier said:
Does BootCamp itself support Vista yet?
Not at all.
Then why expect Parallels support Vista in BootCamp when you can't even use Vista in BootCamp itself...
I guess that **when** BootCamp will offer Vista support, then there is no doubt Parallels will support it.
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Actually, Boot Camp HAS supported Vista since 1.1.1. Just not all of the drivers work correctly. I've been running Vista for a while and the final version work great (although HOT) in boot camp. I can also install and run the final Vista in Parallels with no problem. And now, thanks to 3036, I can access my Vista bootcamp install (NTSF) from within Parallels running XP. What more could you want from a beta? ;-)
 
mr_zorg said:
I have the beta setup to use my boot camp partition, but I do not run as an administrator user. Whenever I fire up the VM, Parallels asks me, twice, for administrator credentials before it will start up. Is this a bug, is there a work around?, or am I doing something wrong?
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I've got exactly the same problem.

It also asks me for the password when I exit.

Is this standard behaviour, or is there a way to avoid this?
 
pcalver said:
Having said that, I am VERY disappointed with the Parallels development team for releasing as a purported beta version a piece of software that was found in the first 24 hours by users to be unable to perform its primary supposed new functions. If the main, trumpeted benefit of the new version, resulting in a SlashDot article, was that it could use a Boot Camp installation as the basis for a VM, why doesn't that even begin to work? Didn't anybody on the development team bother to try this software on a machine with Boot Camp installed from a store-bought, individual Windows XP license? Did they assume all of their users would have a corporate copy of WIndows, or one particular NTFS file system, like their development machine? Pardon me if I thought that was what "alpha" level testing was all about.
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Hey, give the guys a break! I seriously doubt all retail XP installs fail. I assume Parallels, like a lot of smaller software companies (and even big one like Microsoft), has chosen to hire more programmers at the expense of QA people. Would you really want to have rock-solid new releases, say, once a year???

I think they're doing a great job, and racing to achieve a lead over VMWare that will put them on top for a long time.
 
What the heck?

ebernet said:
Wow, what a complainer....
Bootcamp is BETA, 3036 is BETA, 2.0 support was not promised until 3.0...
You have some nerve buddy
Go get a life
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Hey "buddy",

You're the one with "some nerve". Shut up and start posting some meaningful responses. I have a life, so if you don't like my comments, that's your problem, not mine. Fact is this is a problem that others have been reporting without too many replies. The USB 2.0 was a wish list item, nothing more. So shut your face.

The major issue is with the freezing of the keyboard on a MacBook Pro when booting directly into Boot Camp and seeing the Parallels for Boot Camp Config Choice screen. The only workaround it to plug in an external keyboard to the USB port, then you can choose and boot directly into the partition. And this IS a real problem.
 
pcalver said:
Having said that, I am VERY disappointed with the Parallels development team for releasing as a purported beta version a piece of software that was found in the first 24 hours by users to be unable to perform its primary supposed new functions. If the main, trumpeted benefit of the new version, resulting in a SlashDot article, was that it could use a Boot Camp installation as the basis for a VM, why doesn't that even begin to work? Didn't anybody on the development team bother to try this software on a machine with Boot Camp installed from a store-bought, individual Windows XP license? Did they assume all of their users would have a corporate copy of WIndows, or one particular NTFS file system, like their development machine? Pardon me if I thought that was what "alpha" level testing was all about.
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um...no. the parallels team alpha tested inhouse. this is a beta and by agreeing to the disclaimer, you agreed to help expose bugs so the development team can fix and get to a release candidate. your condescending outbursts will only make people disregard your posts.

the parallels development team is one of the best group of developers you'll find in the business today. they work long hours, are very dedicated and responsive, and just when you think they've perfected things, they come back with more.

don
 
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DirectX support

Absolutely remarkable new release!

Any word on when you may have DirectX support? Sure would help Google Earth, although the improvements to OpenGL are very appreciated and noticeable.
 
don montalvo said:
um...no. the parallels team alpha tested inhouse. this is a beta and by agreeing to the disclaimer, you agreed to help expose bugs so the development team can fix and get to a release candidate. your condescending outbursts will only make people disregard your posts.

the parallels development team is one of the best group of developers you'll find in the business today. they work long hours, are very dedicated and responsive, and just when you think they've perfected things, they come back with more.

don
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Here here! Just because one configuration doesn't work for the guy (Retail XP) does not mean it wasn't worth getting it out. The fact is that Parallels may not be able to do anything about the Retail XP activation - nothing at all - but I applaud them for letting those of us with MSDN or corporate licenses actually get this working.
 
pcalver said:
I am a Boot Camp user of Windows XP Pro on a MacBook Pro who has been waiting to use Parallels until it could coexist successfully with Boot Camp. I use my Windows partition for critical, business-related applications not available on my preferred Mac OS X platform. Boot Camp is solid, professionally developed and tested software that I am confident with. I would love to use a virtualized Windows on my Mac, but am not eager to get into the process of reauthorizing Windows, re-installing my Windows software on another machine, etc. until Parallels is ready for prime time.

Having said that, I am VERY disappointed with the Parallels development team for releasing as a purported beta version a piece of software that was found in the first 24 hours by users to be unable to perform its primary supposed new functions. If the main, trumpeted benefit of the new version, resulting in a SlashDot article, was that it could use a Boot Camp installation as the basis for a VM, why doesn't that even begin to work? Didn't anybody on the development team bother to try this software on a machine with Boot Camp installed from a store-bought, individual Windows XP license? Did they assume all of their users would have a corporate copy of WIndows, or one particular NTFS file system, like their development machine? Pardon me if I thought that was what "alpha" level testing was all about.

I'm afraid that Parallels has torn its britches on this little episode. It will be a long time before any serious Intel Mac user thinks about using the Parallels software as anything other than a toy. You need to come clean about this debacle, show some transparency in your release process, and rebuild your reputation, guys.
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You must not be used to using beta software. What is happening on this beta is not out of the norm for beta software with this many changes. If you did not back up your system then you get what you got. It's not fair to put this on Parallels when they clearly stated it's a "Beta" release.

I'll wait for the next beta before I install it. I would have done this one but my home Mac is a G5.
 
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