Parallels For Mac Won't Open Because It's Incomplete Or Damaged
Mar 20, 2008 Home Forums > Parallels Desktop for Mac > Installation and Configuration > Parallels won't launch. Discussion in 'Installation and Configuration' started by swomack, Mar 3, 2008. 
Messages: 10. Once in awhile it will open and start windows but it's terribly slow. It ran fine on the laptop before I had to redo Windows. Symptoms Unable to start Parallels Desktop 9 after upgrading Mac OS X Update. You can’t open the application “Parallels Desktop” because it may be damaged or incomplete.
As far as I know, as long as it is not FAT there should not be problem with copying large files. And since the virtual machine is, basically, the file on a Mac - Windows would not be affected. As for the external HD, since this is Parallels 3.0 I would suggest to copy the hard disk image, winxp.hdd, file (/Users//Documents/Parallels//winxp.hdd) to the external HD and then create a new virtual machine using custom installation mode choosing 'use existing hard disk image' option, when prompted, and pointing to that.hdd file. I'm also looking to have my virtual machine on an external USB drive since my laptop drive space is limited. For my situation, I have PD4 on my laptop with a Windows XP install that is running out of space. I just ordered a new 500GB external USB drive that I'd like to move that virtual machine to and run off of.
I also have a new copy of PD5 that I haven't installed yet that I'd like to run Windows 7 Ultimate with from the same external HD. I'm assuming that I'd have to install PD5 on the main/boot drive of the computer. Can I then install Windows 7 directly onto the USB external drive, or would I have to install it on the boot drive and then move it over (assuming you're able to run the vm externally? Another question comes to mind.
Can I install the Windows 7 virtual machine on a networked drive that be accessed from all my computers running Parallels? (I apologize if these are newbie questions - it seems possible from reading the user manual, but I wanted to get confirmation from experienced users while I'm waiting for my new USB drive to ship.) Any helpful tips to setting this up properly? Lumion free download for mac.