Section 2: Resolving issues that may arise from installing Parallels Select the 'Parallels' hardware profile when using Parallels and select the 'Boot Camp' hardware profile when using Boot Camp. This will allow you to choose the correct hardware profile when booting into Windows using Boot Camp or Parallels. 'Always include this profile as an option when Windows starts'

Check the properties of each profile and make sure the following options are selected: Under 'Hardware profiles selection', make sure 'Wait until I select a hardware profile' is selected.ĥ.

Rename the current profile 'Boot Camp', and then copy it. Go to the 'Hardware' tab and click on 'Hardware Profiles'.ģ. Open your 'System Properties' either through the Control Panel or by right-clicking on 'My Computer' and going to Properties.Ģ. (Credit for this fix goes to logan_barnett.)ġ.

Please note, these steps are not available in Windows Vista. ( If you already tried to access your Boot Camp installation through Parallels, and can no longer get into Windows through Boot Camp or Parallels, please skip this step and come back to it after you have completed Section 2.)įirst we need setup one Hardware profile for Boot Camp and one for Parallels. Section 1: Preparing your Boot Camp Installation for Parallels The reasons for this are addressed in Section 4 of this article. Something to know upfront: using your existing Boot Camp installation with Parallels will most likely require you to activate your Windows installation a second time. If you have already installed Parallels and now have problems, don't worry, this article should address and resolve these issues as well. Hopefully Parallels will be able to integrate these fixes into a future release.īefore doing anything, I would recommend preparing your existing Windows installation under Boot Camp, for Parallels, before trying to access it through Parallels. This article NOW resolves all issues pertaining to using Windows under Boot Camp through Parallels, INCLUDING activation. How to: Resolve trouble between Parallels and Windows under Boot Camp - UPDATEDĪfter seeing several threads relating to this issue, I decided to make this it's own thread instead of trying to reply to each.

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