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Jul 12, 2016  Windows 10 Activation Problem in Bootcamp and Parallels Desktop I had installed Win 10 in my Macbook Pro by using Bootcamp first. After done installation, I create a Parallels Desktop for Bootcamp, both Win 10 had been activated (2 different keys).

Parallels For Mac Problems

Dear experts,
I have a MacBook with MacOs Tiger. I installed Parallels, and I tried to install WInXp from parallel, but it didn't work. It took an unreasonable amount of time (after one night it still didn't complete the installation). So I installed WinXp via Boot Camp, creating a partition. If I use it from the startup, it works well, but if I try to use it through parallels, it is very slow, very difficult to work with. In addition, the coherence mode doesn't work: if I give the command 'use coherence' it simply ignores my command. And also, when I start the parallels virtual machine, the WinXp partition is no more seen by the MacOs.
Are these normal behaviours?
Thanks,
Massimiliano

Hi there,

We have a Macbook Air for home use, but I prefer to work in Windows (the same as my work environment). We heard about Parallels, so have taken the following steps, but are encountering problems:

  1. we upgraded the Mac OS to Yosemite
  2. we purchased Parallels 10
  3. we purchased Windows 8.1 Pro Student

We have installed Parallels, and now have this on the desktop. We downloaded Windows 8.1 Pro Student and this is sitting in downloads on the Mac. When we open Parallels we get 'Parallels Wizard, Virtual Machine' which asks us to install from a device or migrate from another PC. (note - We don't want to replicate another PC, just want to run Windows on the Mac). When we the try to open the download for Windows 8.1 Pro Student we get the following message:

You can’t open the application “OSGS14-WindowsSetupBox-32bitand64bit-English-4141408-3.exe” because Microsoft Windows applications are not supported on OS X.

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Does anyone please have any ideas as to the next steps so that we can start using Parallels on the Mac?? Note, 8.1 Pro Student is the only Windows program we have downloaded onto the Mac - is it just an upgrade, and not a base system and that's why it doesn't work??

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Thanks very much

Parallels For Mac Problems

Missy