mouse and graphic problem

I managed to upgrade my Parallels 3.0 to 4.0 format.
But the performance is bad. There are graphic problems...when I put xp program (example - acad) in window view, there is only half of visible program in window, and when I maximize, program is visible only on half of screen - if I point on the part of screen where the program is not visible it become visible.

the second problem is with mouse. in the middle of work it is disappear as xp windows mouse...I have to go out on macs programs and back and there is mouse again in xp...

any hint?

 

same problem here...
I'm waiting for a update to solve this problem....

 

i have a similar problem. in rhinoceros 3d, rotating with the right mouse button pressed gives me strange mousepointer-flickering from time to time, completely messing up the scene. i also noticed the mouse disappear, especially when in windowed and coherence mode.

very annoying, since this behaviour makes parallels absolutely useless to me.

best regards, tiger

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new 2008 MacBook with latest Leopard
Parallels4 3540
Windows xp via virtual machine

 

Did you upgrade to build 3540?
As for performance please see some tips below


1. Set memory for Virtual Machine to more than 1 gb, taking into consideration p 9
2. Perform Mac and Windows side disk defragmentation http://www.xvsxp.com/system/system_tools_defrag.php
3. Set Adjust memory limit from Auto to Manual at Parallels Desktop -Preferences-Memory, and set limit a bit more higher than VM memory
4. Disable Themes in Windows XP serives.msc stop Themes service
5. If you are running in Coherence, try to switch to Single Window, or lower Mac resolution
6. Some antivirus software can load CPU when Heuristic Prediction is set, or Tamper protection (Symantec, MacAffey), adjust settings to risk you are supposed, high security settings is not always good idea, as it can also affect software running
7. Run msconfig , and disable unneeded startup items
See http://www.netsquirrel.com/msconfig/msconfig_xp.html
8. Optimize computer experience for best performance -
9. Make sure that at least 1.25 GB of Memory is free for Mac OS (it is Total Memory - Virtual Machine Memory)
10. Make sure that at least 2 GB +Virtual Machine assigned memory *2 is available on Mac OS partition where VM is located