Bogus "Solve a problem with your virtual machine" message

Discussion in 'Windows Virtual Machine' started by Carlhw2, Dec 17, 2011.

  1. Carlhw2

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    Hi, I'm wondering if anyone else has had this minor issue and knows what to do about it.

    I boot up my virtual Windows 7 machine, and the little flag icon in the tray always has a message saying "Solve a problem with your virtual machine." Clicking on this opens a window that tells me I need a driver, and provides a link ... clicking on this takes me to a help page with instructions on how to install Parallels Tools.

    Except that I've already installed Parallels Tools. I chose "Reinstall Parallels Tools" from the Virtual Machine menu, just for kicks, but the "Solve a problem ..." message persists. I never have an option to "Update Parallels Tools" -- it's always "Reinstall" -- which I think means that I have the latest version of PT already installed.

    I also am running the latest version of Parallels 6, and Windows 7 has already installed its latest updates.

    I realize this is a minor issue, but it would be nice to not be notified of a problem when there isn't a problem.

    I'm running Windows 7 inside Parallels 6 on Mac OS X Lion.

    Thank you!
     
  2. Carlhw2

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    Of course right after I posted this message I found that in the Win 7 "Action Center" you can essentially ignore messages by archiving them. So that's a good enough solution for me! Ta da.
     

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