MBA installing Parallels and Win 7 from ISO w/o SuperDrive

[CrockettGTO]

Ok I have read about 500 posts and could not find an answer. Is it possible to install parallels 6 on the MBA by sharing a DVD drive from a networked Windows machine, then install Win7 from an ISO saved to the MBA desktop on to the VM?


Also read that someone used an XBOX360 HD-DVD drive in place of the SuperDrive. Has anyone confirmed this?

 

[philxor]

I'm not completely following what you are trying to do but it should work. You can purchase Parallels and just download it to your MBA as opposed to installing via a DVD, but a remote DVD install should work...

I've created a Windows 7 VM from a DVD ISO, works without an issue.

 

[thelookingglass]

Ok I have read about 500 posts and could not find an answer. Is it possible to install parallels 6 on the MBA by sharing a DVD drive from a networked Windows machine, then install Win7 from an ISO saved to the MBA desktop on to the VM?


Also read that someone used an XBOX360 HD-DVD drive in place of the SuperDrive. Has anyone confirmed this?

Yes. I did this and it worked like a charm. Granted, i used my iMac, but that shouldn't make a difference. The Remote Disc feature which I used to install Parallels 6 also works on PCs, as I understand it.