Losing Internet Connection in XP using Parallels

[graphmastur]

the update

After I downloaded some update for windows, and it restarted, I couldn't get an internet connection anymore. I have a new Leopard, the latest Parallels version. Is it something with the drivers? How do I fix this problem? I've tried some different things. XP on my mac is useless if I don't have internet in it. And I don't want to do anything that will mess up my MS Money either!

When you install the update that includes safari and itunes for the windows side, it screws up the internet connection.

 

[jmcguirk17]

I have the exact same problem, and the same reaction. I'm just going to reinstall, m

I too am having issues with internet connectivity on the windows end. And I'm sick and tired of all of the issues Leopard has. I've never has so many problems with a Mac (and I've had every operating system in the past 8 years or so).

This is what I'm running:

Imac w/Leopard 10.5.2
Parallels 3.0 running Windows XP
Wireless connection through an Apple Extreme Airport

Internet connection works perfectly on the Mac side. Internet connection worked perfectly on the Windows side yesterday (did not have to set anything up, it just worked, like it should). Nothing has changed, but the windows side will no longer connect to the internet. When I go through the steps to set up the internet connect (through the connection "wizard") on the IBM side it already detects the connection.

"Your broadband connection should already be configured and ready to use. If your connection is not working properly, click the following link"

And then it links to some BS describing how to fix a broadband connection (which does not work either).

I have no problems connecting to the internet when using parallels/windows XP on my MacBook laptop that is running Tiger, so I'm assuming that this is yet another Leopard bug.

Any one have a fix for this? I'm sick of banging my head against the wall !

I had the exact same problem. I gave up. I uninstalled Parallels and installed Fusion. Works fine. Life's too short for Parallels.

 

[karenjulia]

What I did

Last week I realized I didn't have the latest build, so I installed build 5608. Then I went ahead and did the XP updates I'd put off. I fully expected a mess. But I was surprised to discover this time I didn't lose my internet in Windows. Also this build seems to have fixed that flickering or ghosting that was making Windows applications virtually unusable. So far things are good, but I create a snapshot on a regular basis, so just in case the next XP update screws things up, I can always revert.