I'm getting the exact same issue with Windows 7. Here is the Error Log
Log Name: Application
Source: Application Error
Date: 11/4/2009 6:24:53 PM
Event ID: 1000
Task Category: (100)
Level: Error
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: Parallels
Description:
Faulting application name: pol.exe, version: 1.18.12.0, time stamp: 0x49bfb399
Faulting module name: prl_umdd.dll, version: 7.14.10.9220, time stamp: 0x4aeefced
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x00006c07
Faulting process id: 0xad4
Faulting application start time: 0x01ca5da5fe3506cd
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files (x86)\PlayOnline\SquareEnix\PlayOnlineViewer\pol.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Windows\system32\prl_umdd.dll
Report Id: 40afd00f-c999-11de-a1ba-001c4200a7ca
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
<Provider Name="Application Error" />
<EventID Qualifiers="0">1000</EventID>
<Level>2</Level>
<Task>100</Task>
<Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2009-11-04T23:24:53.000000000Z" />
<EventRecordID>2612</EventRecordID>
<Channel>Application</Channel>
<Computer>David-Parallels</Computer>
<Security />
</System>
<EventData>
<Data>pol.exe</Data>
<Data>1.18.12.0</Data>
<Data>49bfb399</Data>
<Data>prl_umdd.dll</Data>
<Data>7.14.10.9220</Data>
<Data>4aeefced</Data>
<Data>c0000005</Data>
<Data>00006c07</Data>
<Data>ad4</Data>
<Data>01ca5da5fe3506cd</Data>
<Data>C:\Program Files (x86)\PlayOnline\SquareEnix\PlayOnlineViewer\pol.exe</Data>
<Data>C:\Windows\system32\prl_umdd.dll</Data>
<Data>40afd00f-c999-11de-a1ba-001c4200a7ca</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>
Now from what I can see the .dll is the new Parallels video driver. If I turn off 3D acceleration and start POL it works. Looks horrible but works.