So I upgraded my iMac to 10.4.7 after which Windows XP crashes during bootup. Sometimes, after a MacOS restart, XP will boot inside parallels and stays running until the Windows desktop is visible and then XP is gone. No errors or anything, Windows just dissapears and I 'm left staring at the Parallels preferences pane.... I also have Parallels on my MacBook, and I transferred the hard drive file to my iMac, which I thought solved the problem as Windows then booted up and ran fine for several hours. When I shutdown Windows and then closed parallels, it asked if I wanted to update my "winxp.pvs" file which I did. Now, Windows XP crashes again like it did before. This same HDD file boots fine on my MacBook. Any ideas? I tried Parallels support several weeks ago but recieved no response.
I would try transferring the .hdd file again from your MacBook and if you are asked again if you want to update the winxp.pvs file, say no or otherwise ignore that option if you can. If that doesn't work. I would reinstall Windows. Was your guest OS up and running when you updated your Mac OS to 10.4.7? It shouldn't have been if it was. I recently updated as well and have had no problems with WinXP Pro.
This won't take a Windows reinstall. Create a new VM, duplicating tha parameters on your MacBook, but don't install Windows. Instead, copy the MB version of the .hdd file to the iMac, with the same name and location as the .hdd created when you set up the new VM, and you should be good to go. You won't need the .hdd you create when you create the new VM.
