Coherence Mode in PD7 with OS X 10.8 does not work

@Russell Sharpe, @YutakaG - your cases looks like software/hardware specific, I submitted your requests to support, please post here once the issue is fixed.

 

It there any fixing information here? Sorry I can't find them.

Again I tried uninstall Parallels Tools completely as http://kb.parallels.com/8969.
Uninnstall, Remove folders, registries, empty temp folders, empty trash, shutdown, reboot, then install again.
But nothing changed. It's not fixed.

 

Hi Andrew,

in coherence mode when using cmd-tab I have strange behaviors.
After cycling to another windows window/app the windows start menu open and if I click anywhere in the area of the window/app which is now in foreground the windows window/app in background come to foreground.
Please note it does happen only when cycling from a windows window/app to another windows window/app. If I cycle from mac window/app to windows window/app or viceversa the behavior is ok.

The ID of the problem is 23480232

Thanks for your support.
Max

 

Any updates? Outlook 2010 on 10.8 with Parallels 8 / Coherence is still a mess -- easy to repro -- just try using the email client for five minutes and notice window behavior, content not refreshing until moused over, etc.

 

Pd9

Has this been addressed in PD9? I hate to think Parallels released a new version without fixing this. It renders their best selling feature, Coherence, unusable.

 

Seems like it. See *almost* no more issues with Outlook after having upgraded to PD9.

 

Coherence worked fine with parallels 7 and OSX 10.8.3 and 10.8.4, but since i updated to 10.8.5 the "windows don't come to foreground"-issue is a occurring on my system as well. Cause I'm new to MAC, i didn't backup the system before installing a IMO security-update. In windows it is neither a problem to undo a update or install a version of it before an update. Found out that this is one of the things OSX isn't handier then win.

Is anybody else experiencing the same Problems after updating to 10.8.5 ? New installing of the parallels tools as suggested didn't solve the issue. I will try now to downgrade the OSX via internetrecovery. If this will work and the coherence will work normaly after it, I will post an update about this.

 

If Parallels addressed the bug fix on paid upgrade path only, shame on them. If it's a known bug, I expect fully to have them release a bug fix without having to pony up $50.

 

The changes that are involved with making older software compatible with a new OS release (either Mac or Windows) are significant. Parallels always works hard to support the two most recent versions of our software. As with any business (and even people’s personal finances) we have a finite set of resources. Because we strive for the best compatibility and deepest integration with both Mac and Windows releases, it is simply not feasible to back-port new technologies and functionalities into all of our previous versions, especially since both Apple and Microsoft are releasing significant updates at about the same time. We do not like to see our customers surprised after upgrading either a Mac or Windows OX, and believe that by posting this Service Announcement, out Parallels Desktop 7 customers can be prepared if they do decide to upgrade to the new OS when it is released. There will be no further updates to Parallels Desktop 7 for Mac.

As a PD7 customer, you do not need to purchase a full new license – but you are able to purchase an upgrade key for Parallels Desktop 9.

 

I see. So, since I'm a PD8 customer, should I expect bug fix patch/release which will resolve this issue?

 

I'm glad I searched for answers elsewhere on the forum.

This thread has a user claiming the issue still persists on PD9! http://forum.parallels.com/showthre...p-7/page8&highlight=pd8+coherence+mode+window

This must be a bear of an issue to fix, if it's taking this long. This is a reason for me to switch to Fusion and try them out.

 

I'm having this problem in PD8 with Windows 7 and Visual Studio 2012 specifically. Problem reported with ID 30444928.

 

This problem still exists in PD10 (with Windows 8.1 and OS X 10.9.5). I have reported the problem and it has been escalated to technical (level 2) support. I find it appalling that a huge problem like this can exist for so long and through so many versions of Parallels without it being fixed.

 

Parallels Desktop 10 update with the fix for this infamous Coherence issue is coming soon.
Please stay tuned and sorry it took so long.

 

This is the solution:
Virtual Machine > Configure > Advanced > Time > Do not sync
It is a time sync issue. Running Windows 7 on Parallels 8.
Solved by a helpful Parallels support person in January 2013 by installing software that enabled her to remotely control and fix it on my computer during an audio call. I was assured it would be fixed in the next update of Parallels 8.
The 22 months that have since passed without a fix shows the level of care and attention this company has for their customers.

 

[Parallels #1563959] Technical Issue
16 January 2013
Hello John,
Thank you for your time and cooperation during the session.
During the session we have found out that Dynamic Resolution and Coherence were not working because Parallels Tools service crashed soon after starting the virtual machine on time synchronization from Mac.
Disabling time synchronization with Mac OS fixed the issue.
John, I will submit an internal request to our Development team for further investigation.
They will continue the work on the issue to elaborate a fix for it, which should be included in one of the future updates.
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Maria Antonova
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