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Eve in a Parallels Desktop VM
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Amanda Fuller
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#1 - 2012-04-12 06:03:49 UTC
Hello,
I am using Parallels Desktop 7 for running Eve on my iMac. The guest OS is Windows XP.
Until yesterday everything worked well. Then there was an update of Parallels from version 7.0.15055 to 7.0.15094. After starting Eve it takes only a few seconds until the virtual Windows crashes with a Bluescreen.

Downgrading Parallels back to 7.0.15055 solved the problem. Eve runs stable (and smooth) again.

I am curious whether anybody else has that problem.
Does anybody run Parallels Desktop 7.0.15094?
OldMan Gana
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#2 - 2012-04-12 15:03:48 UTC
Whats the frame rate like ? and does it lag ?

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Feyd Rautha Harkonnen
Doomheim
#3 - 2012-04-12 20:27:38 UTC
Try launching the VM, and before launching EVE force a run of windows update and make sure you have all the latest patches etc?

Would you like to know more?
Amanda Fuller
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#4 - 2012-04-13 04:14:51 UTC
OldMan Gana wrote:
Whats the frame rate like ? and does it lag ?

I am running the Windows client inside a VM because it feels faster and smoother than the Mac client. I haven't measured the frame rate yet.
Amanda Fuller
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#5 - 2012-04-13 05:35:45 UTC
Feyd Rautha Harkonnen wrote:
Try launching the VM, and before launching EVE force a run of windows update and make sure you have all the latest patches etc?

The virtual Windows is completely patched. I also reinstalled the Parallels Tools.
Btw, I am using this VM for Eve only. So it's basically a plain Windows XP installation
Feyd Rautha Harkonnen
Doomheim
#6 - 2012-04-13 18:50:27 UTC
Amanda Fuller wrote:
Feyd Rautha Harkonnen wrote:
Try launching the VM, and before launching EVE force a run of windows update and make sure you have all the latest patches etc?

The virtual Windows is completely patched. I also reinstalled the Parallels Tools.
Btw, I am using this VM for Eve only. So it's basically a plain Windows XP installation


While generally solid, XP is getting a bit dated now; any chance of upgrading the vm to Win 7? May reduce potential for bugs if CCP and Parallels are giving Win7 more QA love than XP before a given release?

Would you like to know more?
Amanda Fuller
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#7 - 2012-04-14 08:56:18 UTC
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While generally solid, XP is getting a bit dated now; any chance of upgrading the vm to Win 7? May reduce potential for bugs if CCP and Parallels are giving Win7 more QA love than XP before a given release?

I own a Windows XP from my pre Mac life. But I am not willing to buy a Windows 7 license.