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A possible fix for an XP installation problem with Parallels
Authored by: müzso on Mar 13, '07 11:13:43AM
I had also problems installing Windows XP Pro in Parallels ... just until a friend suggested that I try it with an install CD that has SP2 (Service Pack 2) integrated into it. This helped, I could install XP without any errors. However this was with a beta version in the past, but this might help with problems with current version too.
I've added some links here to pages describing how to make an SP2 install CD from a standard (no SP) install CD and the downloadable SP installer.

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A possible fix for an XP installation problem with Parallels
Authored by: kirkmc on Mar 13, '07 12:01:42PM

The copy of XP Home I have doesn't have SP2, but my Pro does. I wasn't able to install Pro either when I started this whole mess. (I gave up, because I really needed to install Home.)

Kirk

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A possible fix for an XP installation problem with Parallels
Authored by: ershler on Mar 13, '07 12:03:44PM

From the beginning, the Parallels documentation for installing XP clearly stated that one must use an SP2 disk. Using an SP1 disk and then updating with SP2 would not work.



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A possible fix for an XP installation problem with Parallels
Authored by: kirkmc on Mar 13, '07 12:55:13PM

From the Parallels manual:

The current version of Parallels Desktop officially supports the following guest operating systems:
Microsoft Windows Guest Operating Systems:
<snip>
Windows XP SP2 Professional
Windows XP SP2 Home
Windows XP SP1 Professional
Windows XP SP1 Home

And, as I said, my attempts to install with the latest release of Parallels included trying with an XP Pro SP2.

Kirk

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A possible fix for an XP installation problem with Parallels
Authored by: axyercat on May 03, '07 01:09:35PM

My (printed) documentation reads that XP "SP0/SP1/SP2" are supported. page 10. Is this different from online dox? (yes I'm lazy)



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A possible fix for an XP installation problem with Parallels
Authored by: rspeed on Mar 13, '07 02:29:38PM

You're confusing it with Boot Camp. That requires SP2.



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