Hi Ronni and Daniel Well, after about 4 hours, I have finally started to get somewhere by connecting with an ethernet cable from my new mac via Parallels Transporter to the old mac booted into Windows XP with Parallels Transporter agent, only to be stopped in my tracks with a drop-down asking for a name and password!!!
I cant believe it and Im not sure if it is needed by the Windows side or the new side. So I have entered my admin name and password (from new mac) and this was the same as the old mac - didnt like that. However, since I have never networked the windows side before I dont know of any other name or password except those for the mac. Is there anyway of me finding something while windows is open? Can I make and use a new one? Not sure what to do from here Thanks for any more help Chris On 17/04/2011, at 7:28 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: > Hi Chris, > > As Daniel has mentioned, it is always best & easiest to do the Migration / > Transfer of all your Data from old Mac to New Mac and setup when you first > boot up your new machine. > > Migrating From Boot Camp > > <http://download.parallels.com/desktop/v5/docs/en/Parallels_Transporter_Users_Guide/30980.htm> > > Migration Scenarios > > Parallels Transporter offers you several typical migration scenarios > depending on the purpose of migration. After you make up your mind and choose > the scenario, you can refer to Parallels Transporter Help for further > instructions on the selected scenario of migration. > > Using Parallels Transporter, you can migrate: > > From a remote computer > From a third-party virtual machine > > <http://download.parallels.com/desktop/v5/docs/en/Parallels_Desktop_Users_Guide/23385.htm> > > Cheers, > Ronni > On 16/04/2011, at 10:26 PM, Daniel Kerr wrote: > >> >> Hi Chris >> >> I'd just set the other machine (old one) in Firewire Target mode and try it >> that way. >> I'm sure one way or the other it should work. >> Just play around with it. If all else fails and the Parallels VM doesn't >> work,..then you just delete the Parallels VM that is there and start a new >> one. >> As long as you don't "play around" with the Bootcamp partition you should be >> fine. >> >> Personally I would spend a lot of money on cables, as you should be able to >> get it working one way or the other. >> Just a bit of playing around.... :) >> >> Yep. Messy. This is why consultants get to charge for the work,...we get to >> learn all this the hard way. What takes 45mins to an hour one day has been >> spent somewhere else "mucking around" for hours,..... :o) >> And who said our job as a Mac consultant was easy,...... :o) lol (yeh >> easy,....20 hours a day,...6 days a week. If only we could charge for all >> that! I'd be driving a new BMW instead of the bank owning my car,...lol) :o) >> >> Kind Regards >> Daniel >> >> >> On 16/4/11 10:01 PM, "Chris Burton" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> Hi Daniel and Ronni >>> >>> Thanks for the details from the manual. It seems now I need a 'Parallels USB >>> cable' to do the migration of the Bootcamp Windows contents from the >>> 'source' >>> mac to the 'host' mac. >>> >>> I have never heard of this cable, so do you know where I can pick one of >>> these >>> up, or can I just use a normal USB to USB Cable, if there is such a thing? >>> >>> I now what you meant a while ago Daniel saying that this transfer is very >>> messy! >>> >>> Thanks for everyones help >>> >>> kind regards >>> >>> Chris >>> >>> >>> On 16/04/2011, at 5:27 PM, Daniel Kerr wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Hi Chris >>>> >>>> Different ways to do it,...but all the info is here,...from the online >>>> Manual:- >>>> >>>> <http://download.parallels.com/desktop/v6/docs/en/Parallels_Transporter_User >>>> s_Guide.pdf> >>>> Page 35 >>>> Migrating from Boot Camp. >>>> >>>> Kind Regards >>>> Daniel >>>> >>>> >>>> On 16/4/11 5:03 PM, "Chris Burton" <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Hi Ronni >>>>> >>>>> Thanks very much for your advice on this 'migration' issue. I did find >>>>> this >>>>> link while googling but it just wasnt clear to me Ronni. For example, can >>>>> I >>>>> use a firewire cable in T mode to just copy or 'import' the Bootcamp >>>>> virtual >>>>> drive partition on to the new mac, or actually do an 'import from within >>>>> Parallels? Do I use their 'transporter' software to do it? >>>>> >>>>> I guess I follow the section 'Importing Data from Boot Camp to a New >>>>> Virtual >>>>> Machine'? >>>>> In this case will it import the Windows data files so that it will be >>>>> running >>>>> in Parallels or do I need to actually install windows XP in the 'New >>>>> Virtual >>>>> Machine' before I do the importing of data from Bootcamp on the other mac? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks heaps for your advice Ronni >>>>> >>>>> Chris >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 16/04/2011, at 3:50 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi Chris, >>>>>> >>>>>> Import Boot Camp VM into parallels 6 >>>>>> >>>>>> Under Parallels Desktop 6 there is a new feature called "Import Boot >>>>>> Camp", >>>>>> which can import your Boot Camp-based virtual machine into ordinary >>>>>> virtual >>>>>> machine. More on this here: >>>>>> <http://download.parallels.com/deskto...uide/23112.htm> >>>>>> >>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>> Ronni >>>>>> >>>>>> Sent from Ronni's iPad >>>>>> >>>>>> On 16/04/2011, at 3:03 PM, Chris Burton <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi Muggers >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I have spent the past 5 hours trying to decipher how to transfer the >>>>>>> contents of my Bootcamp XP 30gb partition on my previous MBP (15" dual >>>>>>> core >>>>>>> with Leopard) to my new MBP (15" quad core with snow leopard) which has >>>>>>> Parallels 6 for Mac installed. I havnt got very far after checking all >>>>>>> documentation from Parallels and various on line sites, as I became >>>>>>> nervous >>>>>>> about even starting to try something!! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> If anyone has experience doing this I would welcome some advice and >>>>>>> steps >>>>>>> to >>>>>>> make it happen here so that I can get something working!? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I used XP on Bootcamp to run my Arcview GIS system and ran excel >>>>>>> occasionally for preparing data. There are some new programs for image >>>>>>> analysis that I will need windows on my Mac for real soon, so I want to >>>>>>> get >>>>>>> the XP side running well. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Many thanks for all help on this >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Chris >>>>>>> > > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:[email protected]> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[email protected]>
