running parallels after bootcamp?

[bmms8]

hello i just installed boot camp on my machine. i didnt think i would need to run both osx and xp at the same time but parallels is looking good to me right now. since i already installed xp via boot camp, can i just download parallels from their site and be able to run both os's at the same time, i could not find this information on their site, thanks!

 

[Tallest Skil]

Yes, you can use an existing Boot Camp partition with Parallels.

 

[DamnDJ]

It has been my experience that Parallels will have auto added your bootcamp partition into its listing of VMs when you first launch it.

It should work flawlessly.

 

[palmharbor]

Flawlessly?

Nothing about Parallels is Flawless except the cash I gave the store to buy it. Its filled with more bugs than any software I have ever bought. Registration is confusing at best. It cannot see WIN xp even though
it is on the HD. Then you put it in again and now I am getting another
error. This software is ****.

 

[MacDawg]

In addition to Parallels, you can consider VMware Fusion or VirtualBox (free)
Parallels and Fusion both have free trials so you can try them out and decide

Woof, Woof - Dawg

 

[NovemberWhiskey]

I downloaded and installed:

VMware Fusion
Parallels
Virtual Box

I already made a bootcamp partition with Windows 7 RC.

I launched Vmware first and it detected the bootcamp partition and everything launched flawlessly.

I could not get Parallels or Virtualbox to detect the bootcamp partition. They keep asking me to insert the Windows7 DVD.

Any help?