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Have i wasted my money

daneoni

daneoni

macrumors G5
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So Parallels Desktop arrived at my door today and i installed it no qualms. I then try to update to the latest build and it wont accept my Activation Key?. Have i wasted money buying a parallels version thats last century?.
 
daneoni said:
Have i wasted money buying a parallels version thats last century?.
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You're trying to use a version of Parallels from the 90's? I didn't even know it existed back then. What system are you trying to run it on? Keys from older versions and for other operating systems may not work on newer versions.
 
daneoni said:
So Parallels Desktop arrived at my door today and i installed it no qualms. I then try to update to the latest build and it wont accept my Activation Key?. Have i wasted money buying a parallels version thats last century?.
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You should be able to upgrade. If you're having problems with your key, contact their customer service.
 
Antares said:
You're trying to use a version of Parallels from the 90's? I didn't even know it existed back then. What system are you trying to run it on? Keys from older versions and for other operating systems may not work on newer versions.
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C2D MBP. OS X/XP
 
Did you buy the boxed version or from the internet ? You should be able to upgrade to the latest version if you bought it recently, which I assume you did.
 
Are you upgrading to the latest stable or the beta ? In the latest beta, it states this

NOTE! The activation keys for local versions of Parallels Desktop for Mac do not work with our current RC build of Parallels Desktop for Mac. This regards to UK, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Czech, Polish and Japanese versions. If you’re using any of those local Parallels products and want to try and evaluate our great features such as Coherence, USB 2.0 support, Transporter, and other, please please order the 30-day trial activation key below.
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You should contact Parallels support, they should be able to help you if all you want to do is upgrade to the latest stable build.
 
Try swapping '0's (zeros) and 'O's (the letter O) in your activation key.
There was almost no difference between them in the activation key printed on the card. I had to try several combinations before I found one that worked.
 
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