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External HD not detected w/Parallels w/in WinXP

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Member Since: Feb 24, 2007 Posts: 3	02-25-2007, 07:34 PM Hello! I'm running Parallels to use WinXP on my macbook and for some reason cannot view my external hd in winxp. I connected the hd to a windows machine, and it was detected just fine. I changed the settings in the USB Controller in Parallels to "autoconnect on". When I start up WinXP, it then detects it, however it says another process is blocking the device. Does anyone have any ideas?
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