How to Resize the Windows XP Window in Parallels

December 5, 2006 at 1:34 pm · Filed under Parallels

Well, I finally got Parallels and Windows XP working. The problem was that I bought Parallels at a retail store and it seems that the version was a little outdated. After I downloaded the latest version from the Parallels website, it solved the “NTLDR is missing” error I was getting.

Everything is running really smooth, but I noticed a minor annoyance today. When running Parallels and OS X side by side (not in full screen mode), the XP window is oversized and the bottom of the window falls below the end of my screen. This makes it impossible to resize the window running the VM.

Here’s how I fixed it…

Go to the Windows desktop and right click. Choose “properties”. Then go to the “settings” tab and change the resolution to 800×600. That’s all there is to it, you should now be able to resize the XP window once again.

tags: parallels, mac, windows+xp, osx

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“NTLDR is Missing” - Problem Installing Parallels/Windows

November 27, 2006 at 3:16 pm · Filed under Parallels

Well, it’s ironic that the first problem I’ve had with my MacBook Pro popped up when I went to install Windows with Parallels. After installing Parallels and running the Windows installation disc, I keep getting the error “NTLDR is missing”. I shot off an email to Parallels support, hopefully there is an easy fix for this…

tags: parallels, microsoft windows, windows

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