App freezing under P6, fine under P5

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Jeremy Bernstein

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Dear Parallels,

I'm having trouble with yet another application under Parallels 6 which works fine under Parallels 5. This time, the application simply freezes after a few seconds of being left idle. It accepts no further input, won't accept clicks, must be forced quit from the Task Manager. Again, it works fine under Parallels 5 and on a "native" install of Windows XP.

To reproduce:
1. Download the demo: http://www.shredderchess.com/chess-download/free-demo-download/download-chess-tutor-step-1-demo.html
2. Install
3. Run, create a new user and begin
4. From the demo screen, press the "Start" button (a chess board will open)
5. Wait 30 seconds
6. Click on a UI element. If something happens, repeat steps 5-6 again. You won't have to wait long.
7. File a bug report and fix this problem.

Thanks for your attention. I'll be downgrading to Parallels 5 until you can solve the screen flashing and freezing issues in Parallels 6 and requesting a refund -- your software is currently unusable. I am quite honestly regretting the switch from VMWare.

Jeremy
 
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