Problems with Win7 Bootcamp + Parallels

Trying to use my bootcamp partition of Windows 7 64Bit on my MBP i7 in Parallels 5.0 does not work. It stops configuring the virtual machine after a while and Windows 7 tries to do startup repair, which it fails. I searched around for a solution and tried a few things. Choosing the isolate from mac option did nothing. Running from the command prompt "bcdedit /set {default} bootstatuspolicy ignoreallfailures" means that Windows 7 doesn't try to do a startup repair partway through configuration; instead the progress bar just stalls at the part where it normally fails and never moves.
I'm running Snow Leopard, and from bootcamp my windows partition works fine.
Thanks in advance for the help.

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great job jognt, wonderful post (though i found out about it only after a 2-day research in to the subject).
however, i still cannot find a solution to installing windows 7 from a usb.
i'd be grateful for any advice if you have the time:
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