how do you solve this?

hi, my mac is using parallels destop 5...but why i only can use mac to online but can't use window to online? any1 can help? i appreciate..^^

Hi, anybody using Virtual box here? Can teach me how to install a software into my windows xp which in virtual box ? I only have the cd of the software.

So I upgraded my MacBook White (Spring 2009) RAM to 4 GB from 2 GB. Now when I boot into Windows 7, it tells me that 4GB is installed but only 2 GB is usable. But when I go to OSX it says that all 4 GB is able to be used.

Also when I check the resource monitor it says 2048 MB is hardware reserved, now I assume thats for the 9400M but when I check CPU-z it says that its only running on 256MB of RAM.

I'm running on Windows 7 Starter Edition 32-bit.
Any solutions?

change to 64-bit version?

will it fix it ?

i dont use desktop 5 (only up til 4) but try to find the Settings page for your VM (i think it only works when the VM is not running). there should be an option to share the network with OSX

sorry ah, but are you talking about bootcamp or VM?

Have you try to make a software update from your small Apple logo on your left corner your Mac screen?
I hope a new update from Bootcamp Drive would solve your problems

Anyway, may I know, which Mac OS X Version u're currently use right now?
Leopard 10.5 or Snow Leopard 10.6?

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Added on July 5, 2010, 10:42 pmDo you really sure, you have finish install the application?
Coz, if I'm not mistaken, after Parallel Desktop 5 install on your Mac...
then when Windows OS done install, straight away Parallel Desktop 5 will running Parallel Tools, this installation will enable you to use almost key in Mac + the trackpad (MacBook) and it will also install other driver as well.

This post has been edited by Ah Fei: Jul 5 2010, 10:42 PM

Hi everyone,
I have installed the Parallels Desktop 5 in Bootcamp with Windows 7 32bit on the Mac Pro 2x3.2 Quard core .
Parallels installation is fine, Windows installed from PD is fine also.
Setup the user account from windows, Windows starts and Parallels Tools starts up and trying to install. After few steps, an error window pops up and said, "An error occured when installing Parallels Tools, restart the windows and try again."
I have restarted it and the Win7 runs fine, but there is no network, sound card or other driver work. I went to "install/remove program" and there is nothing on the list.
I couldn't find any solutions on the parallels.com
Please help~!


when starting parallels then pop the window...



try installing paralles tools again after start up.


"Rolling Back action"...???


completed installed..


after that ..It show me this..

This post has been edited by ryderpat: Jul 9 2010, 02:37 AM

Erm, not sure what's the problems with yours, last time i also try win 7, everything was ok + with installation of parallels tools. Everything works fine, sound ok and also can connect through internet...

This is my suggestion...
1) Try to uninstall your Parallel Desktop 5 and install it back
2) After install Parallel Desktop 5, try to make an update to the latest version (make sure u're connected to the internet)
3) then install Win 7 like normal, make sure Parallel Tools has to be install after your windows 7 has running.
u may also find it in here -> click here
4) and how it goes...

p/s: u don't have to worried about the Parallel Desktop 5.0 update, coz u're using original software or else it will ask you the new product key

this is the link i found in parallels.com click here

then I try clean & Uninstall parallels file and Install again ..
unlucky problems still same...

parallels tools still Unexpected error occurred...when starting Installation.

but now..I using WMWare Fusion.
it stable now
btw.. thanks Fei for helping

This post has been edited by ryderpat: Jul 10 2010, 06:49 PM

Ouh u wanna use your old bootcamp to install using parallel... erm i never try,
the one that i have is a fresh installation

ok VMWare
any, do u have any problems on VMware 3? coz last time, we have customer who come to Switch asking why his VMWare 3 didn't support widescreen for Win 7? So we suggest him to buy Parallel Desktop, then problem solve...

VMware 3 better than Parallels 5 cause no any problem for me,
I have 24' LCD too ,running the system W7 nothing happen in WMware 3.
everything is good

This post has been edited by ryderpat: Jul 13 2010, 08:49 PM

im curious, what problem is this? im using vmware 3 n no problems so far

If i installed a win7 using bootcamp , then can I use parallel to use bootcamp win7? do i have to reactivate twice?

this is the problem for win 7 starter edition
it mean for netbook only
change to windows 7 home premium 32 bit(3GB usable max) or 64bit (you can use all your ram)

it's shame, you know about CPU-Z but dont have knowledge about these thing
32bits windows can let you use 3Gb ram at Max

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Added on July 14, 2010, 9:50 amyou can but, will hvae problem with activation
this is what happen to me, cuz it recognise same serial key used on 2nd machine

and i found performance not great to crossover the same OS in bootcmap and parallel

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Added on July 14, 2010, 9:51 amdo you shared connection to parallel desktop?
i dont have this problem

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Added on July 14, 2010, 9:54 amselect system you wanna boot to start up your computer in system utility under start-up disk

This post has been edited by cRazYee: Jul 14 2010, 09:54 AM

Ahh....still thinking which to use...boot or parallel..i find heroes of newerth performance not so good in mac so im thinking playing in win7

^ for games, sure go for boot camp unless u're playing old school games la hehe

[quote=cRazYee,Jul 14 2010, 09:49 AM]
this is the problem for win 7 starter edition
it mean for netbook only
change to windows 7 home premium 32 bit(3GB usable max) or 64bit (you can use all your ram)

it's shame, you know about CPU-Z but dont have knowledge about these thing
32bits windows can let you use 3Gb ram at Max

>>>Macbook White does not support Bootcamp Driver for 64 bit Windows.

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Added on July 14, 2010, 9:50 am

you can but, will hvae problem with activation
this is what happen to me, cuz it recognise same serial key used on 2nd machine

and i found performance not great to crossover the same OS in bootcmap and parallel

>>>I have no problem at all, fresh install Windows 7 on my bootcamp partition, and after that point the partition from the Parallel Desktop 5, and it works perfect (accept the performance compared when i boot directly from bootcamp)

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Added on July 14, 2010, 9:51 am
do you shared connection to parallel desktop?
i dont have this problem

>>>Yes, make sure the connection type is shared network, and make sure the MAC Address for Parallel Desktop and your Win7 is same.

hello guys.. i have installed windows 7 on my macbook pro by using boot camp assistance.. but the problem is i don't have macbook pro install disk since this is second hand macbook.. so i cannot install driver and etc.. previous owner pulak doesn't give me that disk.. can u tell me where can i get that disk? or can i just download it on apple site.. i try to search it but cannot find anything.. thanks..

This post has been edited by rockstar_: Jul 18 2010, 05:25 AM