Getting Left 4 dead to work on Windows via Parallels?

Jerreh · Jerreh #1 (**permalink**)

02-10-2009, 11:26 AM

Hey guys,

I'm trying to get Left 4 dead to work trough parallels, and the game and the video seems to work alright... only problem is, it's completely purple. and I can't see text or anything.

I have a Mac tiger, 10.4.11, with 1.16 GHZ intel core 2 duo, 2.GB 667 Mhz DDR2 SDRAM (lots of technical stuff I don't understand, but might help others to help me with this problem)

And a screenshot of the problem..

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Mama Luigi · Mama Luigi #2 (**permalink**)

02-10-2009, 01:05 PM

Maybe you should try just booting into Windows instead. It usually works much better that way.

Jerreh · Jerreh #3 (**permalink**)

02-10-2009, 01:12 PM

Is that possible with parallels? If so, how ?

ninjaslim · ninjaslim #4 (**permalink**)

04-09-2009, 09:07 PM

You won't be able to run it in virtualization with that low-speced machine.

cwa107 · cwa107 #5 (**permalink**)

04-09-2009, 09:08 PM

You won't be able to run Left4Dead in virtualization, period. While Parallels has some limited support for 3D games, it's nowhere near powerful enough to run a game like Left4Dead.

ninjaslim #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 03, 2009 Location: North Brunswick, NJ Posts: 36	04-09-2009, 09:07 PM You won't be able to run it in virtualization with that low-speced machine. "UNIX is basically a simple operating system, but you have to be a genius to understand the simplicity." MacBook Pro (Darwin 9), iMac (Darwin 9), iPod Touch (Darwin 9), Dell Optiplex GX620 (FreeBSD 7.1-STABLE)
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cwa107 #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 20, 2006 Location: Middletown, Pennsylvania Posts: 25,920 Mac Specs: 15" MBP, Core i7/2GHz, 8GB RAM, 256GB Crucial M4 SSD	04-09-2009, 09:08 PM You won't be able to run Left4Dead in virtualization, period. While Parallels has some limited support for 3D games, it's nowhere near powerful enough to run a game like Left4Dead. Liquid and computers don't mix. It might seem simple, but we see an incredible amount of people post here about spills. Keep drinks and other liquids away from your expensive electronics!
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Jerreh #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 10, 2009 Posts: 2	02-10-2009, 11:26 AM Hey guys, I'm trying to get Left 4 dead to work trough parallels, and the game and the video seems to work alright... only problem is, it's completely purple. and I can't see text or anything. I have a Mac tiger, 10.4.11, with 1.16 GHZ intel core 2 duo, 2.GB 667 Mhz DDR2 SDRAM (lots of technical stuff I don't understand, but might help others to help me with this problem) And a screenshot of the problem.. ImageShack - Image Hosting :: leftfordeadry4.jpg
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Mama Luigi #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 22, 2009 Posts: 369 Mac Specs: Phenom X3 720, Radeon 4870 1GB, 6GB DDR2-800, 32" LCD TV	02-10-2009, 01:05 PM Maybe you should try just booting into Windows instead. It usually works much better that way.
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