PD4 stuck at boot time

Discussion in 'Windows Virtual Machine' started by cloclolulu, Nov 10, 2009.

  1. cloclolulu

    cloclolulu Bit poster

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    Hi!

    I've been using a virtualized Windows XP PC since a couple of months, that always worked fine. While trying to resolve a problem (see http://forum.parallels.com/showthread.php?t=18724) to reduce my unused virtual disk size by creating an image of the disks in the guest OS, using PowerQuest Drive Image, I cannot boot anymore into the machine, as it hangs during boot time.

    When asking PowerQuest to make an image file, I was told that it had to restart in DOS mode to create the file, and probably this caused the system to hang, as it might not work in the virtual system, and I just see the attached screen...

    How can I get the virtual machine to pass this hurdle? I tried to boot from CD, but when trying to restore Windows, I get a prompt for the Administrator pwd, which I do not remember :( - default does not work.

    Snapshops from PD3 are no longer available (disappeared during recent migration?).

    Anyone out there who sees a way out? Thanks!!!
     

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