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Max Payne
Feb 3, 2007, 05:01 PM
I apologize for hijacking the thread, but I installed Parallels more than once and I can't get the graphics card's driver to install. I still get an 8MB Parallels drivers installed. What should I do?

Again, I am sorry for hijacking the thread. :o


Fleetwood Mac
Feb 3, 2007, 05:03 PM
I apologize for hijacking the thread, but I installed Parallels more than once and I can't get the graphics card's driver to install. I still get an 8MB Parallels drivers installed. What should I do?

Again, I am sorry for hijacking the thread. :o
While Parallels tools is trying to install? Are you installing on a Bootcamp based VM?
Max Payne
Feb 3, 2007, 05:07 PM
While Parallels tools is trying to install? Are you installing on a Bootcamp based VM?

Yes I am. I installed Win XP using Bootcamp long time ago. I am using the same drivers for the parallels Win XP installation. Was that stupid? Do I need different drivers? :o
Fleetwood Mac
Feb 3, 2007, 05:12 PM
Yes I am. I installed Win XP using Bootcamp long time ago. I am using the same drivers for the parallels Win XP installation. Was that stupid? Do I need different drivers?
Are we talking about two different installs of XP here? Or the same one.

So you installed XP a long time ago using BootCamp. When you did Paralles did you use the BootCamp option within Parallels or create a new virtual machine? Either way the action to take now would be to click (while your VM is started in Paralles) Actions [in the menubar] and then Install Parallels Tools.
Max Payne
Feb 3, 2007, 05:17 PM
So you installed XP a long time ago using BootCamp. When you did Paralles did you use the BootCamp option within Parallels or create a new virtual machine? Either way the action to take now would be to click (while your VM is started in Paralles) Actions [in the menubar] and then Install Parallels Tools.

No. I installed Bootcamp and Win XP on November. I deleted both Win XP and bootcamp a week later. Now I installed Parallels, followed by Win XP. When the whole installation finished, I insterted the drivers CD (from bootcamp assistant). I was asked to restart. I restarted, but the drivers were not installed.

Do I need a different ay of drivers installation?
Fleetwood Mac
Feb 3, 2007, 05:20 PM
No. I installed Bootcamp and Win XP on November. I deleted both Win XP and bootcamp a week later. Now I installed Parallels, followed by Win XP. When the whole installation finished, I insterted the drivers CD (from bootcamp assistant). I was asked to restart. I restarted, but the drivers were not installed.

Do I need a different ay of drivers installation?
Yes. The BootCamp drivers don't apply to Parallels. Like I said above, Actions > Install Parallels Tools while the VM is running.