Parallels, bootcamp install question.

I currently have parallels running on my macbook is osx. Question, can I still install bootcamp and have xp on partitioned drive. The reason I would like to do this is in case I want to play some games I can boot into bootcamp, plus it would allow computer to run cooler. I would like to leave parallels on osx partitioned drive to use xp to use Internet Explorer for work! Is this possible.

the new parallels beta lets you run windows from a bootcamp windows install. (so you don't have to have windows installed twice.)
http://www.parallels.com/products/desktop/beta_testing/

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if you're using parallels and full bootcamp then you're making it 100% more troublesome for youself then it needs to be
bootcamp is running windows directly on the hardware this give full memory and cpu and 3d video game power
running windows in parallels is running a virtual machine where one can't run powerful games and the like but one can have it in a window and change fast between osx and windows
parallels as the only virutal machine (as far as I know) support not have the operating system as a file on the osx harddisk but can access a bootcamp parition as virtual machine but without the benefits bootcamps provides
it's a service parallels provide for those who want both to play games in normal bootcamp and sometimes use windows in a virutal machine
just install it like a normal virtual machine and you need not worry about bootcamp drivers and the likes
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Hey,
I am using an external Firewire drive, because my internal is damaged. So I was not able to install windows xp through bootcamp (Bootable device Error).
So what I did is, I made a Bootcamp Partition and I set up Parallels to install Windows on the Bootcamp Partition.
Everything works fine. Installer shows up, I reformat using NTFS Quick Format, and then it copies the install files, and then The Virtual Computer Reboots. But after Rebooting, not the normal installer shows up, but the installation screen from the beginning where I can format my partitions and hard drives -- again.
What is the problem here? Can Anybody help me on that?
I am using Parallels 3.0.
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You should make a mapping for the service sapmsPRD in your /etc/services file (On Windows: C:WINDOWSSYSTEM32DRIVERSETCservices). If your instance number is 00 you will have to add the following entry:
sapmsPRD 3600/tcp
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René van Es

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Thanks for this. Makes perfect sense and this is the type of answer I was looking for. I could simply move a bunch of data off the MAc Paritition to make sure that there is enough HD Space. Looking at it now I have 188Gigs Free so I should be ok.
The other question would be, I have Bootcamp 3.02 now I think. I would have to upgrade this to 4.0 with Lion as I understand it? This would have to be done after the Lion upgrade?
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