And yes WinXp does work fine in parallels still but not in boot camp. Maybe that will help you understand my problem. Both are different as I can set the memory allotment in one to 1GB and the other to 512k. When I load parallels I have the choice of using Windows XP or My Boot Camp for versions of PC WinXP to load. When I installed Windows I did it with boot camp and then when I installed parallels it seen Windows on the WinXP partition and said it would use it for parallels. I then hold the off button fro a while until it shuts down and then when restarted I hold the option and when boot choice comes up I select OS X and it loads fine and runs fine. All I get is the white screen (not blue) and I can wait for an hour and not hear or see anything happening. It restarts and then sits there and will not load. If I go to Startup Disk pane and select Windows I get the same thing. I choose the windows disk that is shown and nothing happens. I have tried that and get the same effect as restarting iMAC and holding the option key down until it loads the boot loader. I don't think I would need the Windows partition if I only run parallels and I was told I could remove boot camp without reinstalling Mac OS X with no problems and return the partition to OS X again. If I can remove/delete/migrate the programs I installed with boot camp to parallels then I will be happy and don't mind the wasted space on my drive. If it stops running after loading starts up then I would think it's a Windows problem. I think its a Mac problem as boot camp is their program and it should allow access to Win XP, or what ever operating system I want to use. I called tech support and they said they never heard of this problem before and instantly told me it was a Windows problem. Can I bring over from boot camp programs to parallels? I want to use some programs that are installed with boot camp but now have no way to access them and don't want to have to activate them on parallels as well. Can I remove programs that were installed with boot camp from parallels. I can use parallels and get into Win XP that way. There are no messages and I cannot get into Win XP using boot camp now. I cannot do anything but turn machine off and then on again. I move the box to hi-light Win XP and my mouse locks and nothing happens. The loader screen comes up with choice of OC X or Win XP. Now, parallels works fine and sees my programs in my boot camp part, but when I go to start in Win XP using boot camp I turn machine off and start holding down option. Then I installed software and after all was well I returned to OS X 5.2 and installed parallels. I set it for a 32GB drive Fat32 partition for windows. I have a new 2.8 iMac with 500GB HD 4 GB memory and installed boot camp on my hard drive.
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