Parallels and Crossover

Intrudee · 04-08-2008, 02:53 AM

Hi everyone,

I have a problem - I installed Crossover on my MacBook Pro where I already ran Parallels. Now I can't run Parallels 'cause it says it cant communicate with one of its drivers. Can someone help me out? I'd like to have both programmes functional.

sinclair_tm · 04-08-2008, 11:04 AM

Which driver can't it talk to? Also, have you looked on their websites to see if they have how-to on having both?

kolevich · 04-09-2008, 04:40 AM

Are you sure it is all about Crossover and Parallels compatibility?
Did you try to uninstall Crossover and then run Parallels again?

Intrudee · 04-09-2008, 05:43 AM

The computer is not specific in what driver it has in mind. I'll check codeweaver's website as well. So far, I have no solution to the problem.

Intrudee · 04-10-2008, 12:25 AM

I uninstalled crossover and reinstalled Parallels and they work now. I will probably forget about running both at the same time.

kolevich · 04-10-2008, 05:11 AM

My congratulations!
Yeah, it seems to be impossible to run 2 Virtual Machines (Parallels and Crossover) simultaneously.. Your Mac will not understand you and become mad..

**scathe30** · 04-14-2008, 05:46 AM

Sorry to say, but Crossover is not a virtual machine. It just lets you run specific Windows-apps on the Mac-side. It doesn't run Windows or any other OS, hence it is not a VM.

Parallels is truly a VM that жуеы you combine several OSes on one machine - that's the essence of Virtual Machines.

I'd like to ask the author of the thread why he needs Crossover with working Parallels Desktop? I think it is too much to have both: Parallels provides native environment for Windows programs anytime

04-08-2008, 02:53 AM	#1 (permalink)
Intrudee Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 3 OS: Leopard	Parallels and Crossover Hi everyone, I have a problem - I installed Crossover on my MacBook Pro where I already ran Parallels. Now I can't run Parallels 'cause it says it cant communicate with one of its drivers. Can someone help me out? I'd like to have both programmes functional.

04-09-2008, 04:40 AM	#3 (permalink)
kolevich Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Russia, Moscow Posts: 72 OS: XP+OS X	Re: Parallels and Crossover Are you sure it is all about Crossover and Parallels compatibility? Did you try to uninstall Crossover and then run Parallels again?

04-09-2008, 05:43 AM	#4 (permalink)
Intrudee Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 3 OS: Leopard	Parallels and Crossover The computer is not specific in what driver it has in mind. I'll check codeweaver's website as well. So far, I have no solution to the problem.

04-10-2008, 12:25 AM	#5 (permalink)
Intrudee Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 3 OS: Leopard	Re: Parallels and Crossover I uninstalled crossover and reinstalled Parallels and they work now. I will probably forget about running both at the same time.

04-10-2008, 05:11 AM	#6 (permalink)
kolevich Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Russia, Moscow Posts: 72 OS: XP+OS X	Re: Parallels and Crossover My congratulations! Yeah, it seems to be impossible to run 2 Virtual Machines (Parallels and Crossover) simultaneously.. Your Mac will not understand you and become mad..

04-14-2008, 05:46 AM	#7 (permalink)
scathe30 Land of bears and vodka Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Russia, Moscow Posts: 837 OS: MacOs,Windows	Re: Parallels and Crossover Sorry to say, but Crossover is not a virtual machine. It just lets you run specific Windows-apps on the Mac-side. It doesn't run Windows or any other OS, hence it is not a VM. Parallels is truly a VM that жуеы you combine several OSes on one machine - that's the essence of Virtual Machines. I'd like to ask the author of the thread why he needs Crossover with working Parallels Desktop? I think it is too much to have both: Parallels provides native environment for Windows programs anytime __________________ The moving finger writes; and having writ Moves on, nor all thy Piety, nor Wit Shall lure it back to cancel half a line Nor all thy Tears wash out a word of it...