ANDU After upgrade from Parallels Desktop version 4 to version 5 Windows XP virtual machine fails to boot. Blue Screen of Death is displayed http://kb.parallels.com/6873 The BSOD happens due to multiple CPUs assigned to the virtual machine. Please decrease the amount of CPUs down to 1. 1. Shut down your virtual machine if it is running now. 2. Click on Parallels Desktop top menu > Virtual machine > Configure or on Configure button on virtual machine panel. 3. Switch to General tab and in Processors drop-down list set virtual machine CPU number to 1. 4. Press OK to save changes and start the virtual machine. This time it should boot normally. 5. Login and wait while Parallels Tools are being installed. You can also try to remove Floppy Disk from virtual machine's configuration (Virtual Machine > Configure... > Hardware tab > Floppy Disk; press [-] to remove it). After Parallels Tools are installed, it is safe to return the previous CPU amount.) (Version 5.0.9220.531002) |