I bought a new MacBook Pro about a month ago. Within the first couple days of getting it, I tried really hard to make the copy of Windows XP Pro that came along with Virtual PC work with the program. I followed instructions and tips all over the Internet and got lots of support from Nathaniel. Unfortunately, we always got stuck at a screen asking us to insert the disk labeled Windows XP … into drive A. I found other people having the same problem, but no one could offer up a solution that seemed to fix it.
I eventually just gave up. Fortunately, we had a copy of Windows XP Home that came with a Dell box that seemed to work with Parallels and allowed me to test the system for a few weeks. Well, Windows had been bugging me about product activiation being required in a few days so I figured it was time for a more permanent solution.
After hours of searching today and building a dozen or so ISO images, I finally decided to try putting the following files both in the root of the CD and in the i386 folder:
- win51
- win51ip
- win51ip.sp2
- win51ip.spx
I don’t know which files are actually required, nor do I care. It works!
Where did you find the “win51ip.SPx” file? That was the one step on the Bart tutorial that was unclear to me. “Put this file here…” but from where?
Just make a blank text file with those names. There will be nothing in the file, the installer just searches for the file names.
Thanks Schester, you saved me a bunch of heartache with that tip. :>
I put all the 5 files in the root and i386 folder. But still prompt for the SP2 CD in drive A:. Any suggestion ?
Nope, I’m sorry I haven’t come across another problem since then.
Could it be something with your drive mapping to A:?