Parallels 5

I downloaded Parallels 5 and tried it out.

Unfortunately it could not migrate my Linux virtualmachine. I pointed out the .vmdk file, but it answered this:

No active volume is selected or no operating system is installed on the specified volumes. The selected volumes will be migrated to Parallels virtual data disks. Are you sure you want to continue?

I did continue, it made a new file. Now I tried to make a brand new Linux Machine, and use th imported file. Well it worked sort of, but after Grub I got the message "Invalid or unsupported executable format". I don't enjoy messing with computers, so that means no parallels for me. UPDATE: No no, it seems it is Virtualbox that has messed up the virtual machine. Before trying out Parallels I needed more space on the HD, so I asked virtualbox to delete some unused snapshots. Something must have gone really really bad in the merge. Because now I can't start the machine in virtualbox either. Perfect that I have a backup copy. Not so perfect it is about a month old.

Back to Parallels, I also tried to run windows XP which I use to run Internet Explorer, it seemed to run fast and could be integrated with Mac in a smart way.

What is the next step? I am not sure. I am quite shocked that Virtualbox has messed up my computer.