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Rifty - 11 Jan 2007 00:23 GMT

I am told when I open WinXP through Parallels that I need to update the
Parallel Tools. It tells me when I try to do that that this is only
possible if the guest OS is running and "you are logged in." But logged
in to WHAT? Where? Inside the WinXP system or in the Mac environment? I
can't work that out.

Any ideas?

Rifty

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graley - 11 Jan 2007 01:22 GMT

> I am told when I open WinXP through Parallels that I need to update the
> Parallel Tools. It tells me when I try to do that that this is only
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> Rifty

You need to have Win XP (the guest OS) running and with you (not anyone else) logged in to Win.
Go to lower right of screen and you should see a Parallels tools icon which should pop up. Select
that. Ensure you have latest version of Parallels.

As an aside, do not download Int Explorer 7. It may cause you to have to browser at all.

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Sara Kirk - 11 Jan 2007 07:18 GMT

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<OMIT.highrise-48F8DE.11220211012007@freenews.ozemail.com.au>,

> > I am told when I open WinXP through Parallels that I need to update the
> > Parallel Tools. It tells me when I try to do that that this is only
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> As an aside, do not download Int Explorer 7. It may cause you to have to
> browser at all.

I use FF instead of course, but IE7 did install and run without any
problems for me. There's a new Parallels out today btw.

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Rifty - 11 Jan 2007 10:17 GMT

> In article
> <OMIT.highrise-48F8DE.11220211012007@freenews.ozemail.com.au>,
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> I use FF instead of course, but IE7 did install and run without any
> problems for me. There's a new Parallels out today btw.

Well, I am hoping that that might sort out this problem because although
I did everything as suggested by Graley, it claims to be updating the
tools but nothing happens, and next time I open it I get the same
message about updating the tools. So where are the update files supposed
to be? On the net? Anyway, I will just download a new version and see if
that eliminates the problem.

I use Firefox as my browser for WinXP. The irony in all this is that
there is just one program that I want to use in a PC window because it
is the only platform that makes a particular soundfile conversion. It
seems to be able to do everything BUT recognise the mp3 player I have
connected through USB! So I can't make that program work - yet....

Thanks for you info, Sara.

Rifty

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Sara Kirk - 11 Jan 2007 15:29 GMT

> > In article
> > <OMIT.highrise-48F8DE.11220211012007@freenews.ozemail.com.au>,
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> to be? On the net? Anyway, I will just download a new version and see if
> that eliminates the problem.

Each version of Parallels so far has had a new set of tools, which seem
to be stored in a hidden disk image that comes with the installer. I had
a similar problem with an earlier version, an uninstall and reinstall of
the tools fixed it.

> I use Firefox as my browser for WinXP. The irony in all this is that
> there is just one program that I want to use in a PC window because it
> is the only platform that makes a particular soundfile conversion. It
> seems to be able to do everything BUT recognise the mp3 player I have
> connected through USB! So I can't make that program work - yet....

Always the way!

> Thanks for you info, Sara.
>
> Rifty

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graley - 12 Jan 2007 01:16 GMT

> > In article
> > <OMIT.highrise-48F8DE.11220211012007@freenews.ozemail.com.au>,
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>
> Rifty

To import from MP3 player try..

preferences in ITunes..advanced..import using...MP3

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Rifty - 12 Jan 2007 02:04 GMT

> To import from MP3 player try..
>
> preferences in ITunes..advanced..import using...MP3

Thanks for the tip! However, this is not a music file but voice files
recorded on a little mp3 player that ironically gives a better quality
for recording than any other I have - the only problem is, its files are
in a special format that needs its own tools to convert them to one
that's readable by most sound programs. Worse still, the mp3 player
seems recognisable only on a real PC - I can't make it appear on the
Parallels list of USB devices. If I could, I could do the conversion
withut booting up the WINXP machine - which I rarely use.

Rifty

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graley - 13 Jan 2007 01:07 GMT

> > To import from MP3 player try..
> >
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> Rifty

I assume you have already gone to Apple menu...about this mac..more info...hardware.
If you player is not there, I can offer no more.

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Parallels question