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Than: Search this thread only Search this forum only Display results as threads Useful Searches Recent Posts More... Parallels Forums Home Forums > Parallels Cross-Platform Solutions > Parallels Desktop for Mac > Windows Guest OS Discussion > parallels unable to connect hard disk 0 The dreaded "A disk read error occurred" Discussion in 'Windows Guest OS Discussion' started by parallels an error occurred while accessing the hard disk 0 dreadthenight, Jan 3, 2012. dreadthenight Messages: 6 Hello all, I have a MacBook Pro which was running Windows XP in Parallels
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3.0. For some unknown reason Parallels would no longer boot Windows and the error given was "A disk read error occurred." I upgraded Parallels to 7.0 hoping that would provide some kind of solution, but it
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did not. After reading some of the posts in this forum, I realize I need to go into the Windows Recovery Console to try and fix the master boot record. Here's the problem - when I start Windows now, I get a Parallels message which says "You need to log in to Windows to complete upgrading your virtual machine." Obviously, I can't do that! Is there any way I can get into the parallels support number Windows Recovery Console to try and fix the disk read error issue? Do I need to downgrade to Parallels 3.0 to somehow do this? Thanks for the advice! dreadthenight, Jan 3, 2012 #1 strells Product Expert Messages: 548 The Parallels message is just telling you that you need to install Parallels tools in the VM. It can be safely ignored for now. The VM should continue to boot fine without installing tools. Press command+option to release the mouse and be able to switch back and forth between the VM and your Mac until you've fixed things and can install Parallels tools. Steve strells, Jan 5, 2012 #2 dreadthenight Messages: 6 Unfortunately it doesn't seem like I can do much of anything... very soon after booting the VM I get the "A disk read error occurred" error and I don't think I can send any commands to the VM at that point? Is there some special way to get into the Windows recovery console so I can try and fix the MBR? dreadthenight, Jan 7, 2012 #3 Dasha.L Messages: 8 Hi This can be caused by improper shut down of the virtual machine, system crash or unstable power supply. File system or any other system file may have become corrupted. Make a
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Post navigation ← Previous Next → How to recover a corrupt Parallels virtualmachine Posted on October 30, 2006 by Cantrell Parallels is a very impressive piece of software, but it's not quite ready for prime time. In addition to using it on two different computers myself, I know many other people who use it on a daily basis, and although it's by far the best way to run multiple operating systems on an Intel Mac, it's also full of problems. If you use Parallels on a regular basis on different networks, you are likely already familiar with the various networking and VPN quirks, and if you have been using it for long enough, you might have also discovered that virtual machines will occasionally become corrupt and refuse to boot. And if you have ever tried to get free email support from Parallels, then you have almost certainly discovered that they are unable to keep up with demand. Again, I want to stress that Parallels is a remarkable piece of software, and it gets better with each update, however if you're using it for mission-critical operations, be sure to make frequent backups. But if you haven't been backing up your data, and you've run into the dreaded corrupt virtual machine problem, there is actually a relatively painless way to recover your data: Create a new VM. Configure it any way you want, and get it to the point where you are ready to install the guest OS (presumably Windows). Before installing the guest OS, edit the VM by clicking on the edit button, then click "Add…" beneath the property table. Click "Next", then select "Hard Disk", then "Use an existing hard disk image". Browse to your previous virtual hard disk (the one with the data you want to recover) and choose "Finish". Install the guest OS. Be careful not to install it on the virtual hard disk that you are trying to recover. When you boot into your new installation of Windows, open Explorer, and notice that your old virtual hard disk is m