SOLVED: Can you load bootcamp partition with parallels?

[zrbecker]

I read somewhere that you can load your bootcamp partition with Parallels but I can't seem to find that information anymore.

Can you do this? and if so... How?

Thanks!

 

[flopticalcube]

When you start up Parallels, your bootcamp partition should appear.

 

[Peace]

I don't know but why do you want to ?

I mean bootcamp is much better than any virtualization.

 

[xUKHCx]

Yes very much possible, for me it appears in the OS selector box on startup.

I don't know but why do you want to ?

Because then you have the best of both worlds without having to maintain two copies of windows, have twice as much harddrive space taken up and also keep them both in sync.

 

[zrbecker]

It isn't showing up anywhere when I start Parallels, just the parallels welcome screen. =(

The reason I want to use parallels also is there is a few applications that don't take much resources that I would like to be able to access without a restart. Though, if I want to play games I just boot into boot camp.

 

[zrbecker]

Ah, found how to set it up.

For anyone else load up Parallels then go to Help

Search for "Creating a Virtual Machine for the Boot Camp Partition"

and then do what it says. =)

 

[spaceboots06]

I don't know but why do you want to ?

I mean bootcamp is much better than any virtualization.

It is but when you want to use something that is only available in Windows it comes in handy.