Hi David, Others may come at this from a different direction, but I like to look at it in layers, starting at the outside and working in:
1. Computer/Mac OSX 2. Parallels software/VM configuration 3. Windows OS 4. Windows software Level 1 is obviously OK since your are accessing the internet, sending email etc on your Mac. When Parallels connects for its software updates, it is as an OSX program so that works OK. Level 2 is the next to check - with Parallels running check your VM configuration: * In the Parallels menu go to Virtual Machine/Configure * In the configuration menu that comes up select ³Hardware² * Confirm that the hardware list includes a Network Adapter and select it * Confirm that there is a check against the ³Connected² box * Make note of the Type of networking used (eg ³Shared Networking²) If this is OK look at Level 3: * Under the Windows START menu, go to ³My Network Places² * Under the ³Network Tasks² sidebar, select ³View network connections² * Note what it says. On my current VM, for example, the heading is ³LAN or High-Speed Internet² and under that there is an icon called Local Area Connection 5 (your number is likely to be different) and the info ³Connected² and ³Parallels Ethernet Adapter #2² A level 4 problem would be indicated if, for example, other windows software WAS connecting to the internet and it was only IE not connecting. At this point, if the problem has not become obvious, report back to us with the info noted during your checks. Good luck. Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: n...@possumology.com on 4/2/10 9:26 AM, David Hudleston at netr...@bigpond.com wrote: >> >> >> I recently upgraded to Parallels 5 to run a program in Windows XP. >> >> Everything worked before the upgrade >> >> Now Parallels connects for software updates but Explorer won't connect. >> >> Navigating Windows is a mystery to me. >> >> Any ideas? >> >> The Parallels 5 also runs much slower than Parallels 4. >> >> I am using a MacBook Pro and Airport >> >> regards >> David Hudleston >> >> >> >> -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au>
