Setup Could not read the CD

Discussion in 'Parallels Desktop for Mac' started by jdblank, Apr 8, 2006.

  1. jdblank

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    I have installed Parallels and am trying to install windows. I can get the point just after agreeing to the license agreement, then i get a message from windows setup that says it could not read the CD. I have tried this with Windows XP Home and Pro (both factory MS disks). Any advice would be greatly apprecated.
     
  2. pmug

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    bump this to the top
     
  3. Andrew @ Parallels

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    Try to create ISO image from your CD using Parallels Image Tool and install from ISO. Are you sure the CD is readable?
     
  4. pmug

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    image tool

    using image tool, will not let me select cd/dvd button
    duo mac mini, 10.4.6, beta 6

    thanks, virgil
     
  5. Andrew @ Parallels

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    Strange... Could you make ISO or CDR image of CD using some other utility?
     
  6. pmug

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    Hi Andrew, Yes I can make iso or cd images using toast and apples disk utility
    parallels reads them but windows will not install

    thanks, Virgil
     
  7. Andrew @ Parallels

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    And you have the same message "from windows setup that says it could not read the CD" even when installing from ISO image?
     
  8. pmug

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    Hi Andrew, Yes I got the same msg when installing from ISO image also
    But here is the kicker, After trying 8 or 10 times today, the windows me iso
    worked and then the windowsXP iso did also as a upgrade
    Strange Days?
    Anything that could be causing this?

    Virgil
     
  9. wesley

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    I've seen some quirky Windows installs similar to that on real machines. It was sometimes attributed to some sort of a hardware fault (e.g. overclocked CPU or bad RAM) and sometimes to an incompetent CD/DVD-ROM drive.
     
  10. Andrew @ Parallels

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    pmug,

    I have no idea :(
    We will try to reproduce this in our labs.
     

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