xp video card driver (parallels)

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xp video card driver (parallels)

I have been trying to install drivers for the ATI HD 2400 XT on my alu iMac 8,1/leopard 10.5.5, for Windows XP SP3, working on Parallels.
I've tried numerous options like bootcamp drivers, ATI original drivers, Omega drivers, driverheaven inf modification options, mobility modder software and even modifying the inf files from numerous drivers for oem 2400 xt's using the vendor id i learned from system profiler.
None of them worked and I couldn't advance a little bit. Wİndows recognizes the drivers, installs the video card and then suddenly I get a blue screen fand the system starts physical dump. Then the nightmare starts all over, system reboots itself.
Can anyone help me about getting this video adapter (hd 2400 xt) work properly on Windows XP?
Thanks a lot in advance

imac, Mac OS X (10.5.5), hd 2400 xt

Posted on Sep 29, 2008 4:35 AM

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Fortuny

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Sep 29, 2008 6:37 AM in response to n_olsun

Hi and welcome to Discussions,

Parallels provides all the neccessary drivers for running Windows as VM itself.
All you have to do is to install the Parallels Tools after you installed Windows as VM in Parallels.

And since Parallels has no direct hardware support for your ATI card, any attempt to install these drivers in Parallels Windows have to fail. Simply because the ATI card is 'not there' in Parallels Windows.
What 'is there' in Parallels is a 'Standard Graphics Card' which is supported by the Parallels Tools.

Regards

Stefan

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