I have Microsoft Windows XP running on my Apple MacBook, using Parallels for Mac. When I’m on my VM it does not see the CD/DVD drive. I would like to save my data to a cd. any ideas?
One of the common questions I have seen from people using Parallels is related to how the software “grabs” devices and connects them to the virtual machine. It’s not too hard to figure out, but you do have to sort of wrap your mind around the idea that devices aren’t automatically associated with the virtual machine in many cases, but you have to actually connect them so that Windows XP “sees” them.
The default configuration, however, should support the CD/DVD-ROM drive on your system so I’m a bit puzzled that you’re not seeing it work. Nonetheless, let me show you the basic way to connect a device to WinXP VM:
I have been trying for months to get a particular game to run. I was finally able to load it on to parallels on my Mac, but I was having problems with parallels recognizing the disc to play the game. I have been searching and every fix I could find was complex, but yours was easy. Thank you for making it easy.
I am running Windows XP through Parallels 7 on OS X Lion. When I insert game disks into the computer, having the drive set to connect to Parallels, the disk will register as blank in My Computer. It just says “CD Drive (D:)”, and the disk is blank. If I disconnect the disk, it shows up in Lion with all of the files, and it shows up in My Computer as a Network Drive with the files, but then the game doesn’t recognize the disk as being inserted.
Hi,
My DVD burner is now connected but in my device manager it only shows Virtual DVD-ROM ATA Device .. Reason im asking is because my software (DVD Architecht) still won’t recognize it .
Thanks,
You are a genius!
Thank you!
dittos to Steven Lazar’s comment…. where’s that window hiding?
I can’t seem to find what your window shown above defines as the
“configuration editor” – Can you point me in the right direction – it also says “once you’ve shut down” you can fix the configuration – How do you do that being shut down ?
Thanks
Steven
Many thanks – massive help.
I must say my settings are all in order too, but no DVD access from Parallels, and DVD does not even show in the MAC HD until i shut down parallels. Only then the DVD starts playing on MAC. please advise how i can fix this. thank you.
My computer is a Fujitso Siemens with XP.
My problem is that the system no longer recognises any DVD’s in my DVD/CD combo drive.
I have checked that all settings are in order.
It can read CD’s but not DVD’s