I had been running version 18xx with no problems for may months. Just upgraded to 3036 yesterday, and now Parallels crashes about 9 out of every 10 times that I try to leave fullscreen mode. I am running XP Pro inside the VM. Some older threads suggested changing the hotkey to not include command or control; I tried that but it did not help. So the only way for me to get back to the Mac desktop is Command+H to hide Windows entirely.
Start of crash log: Date/Time: 2006-12-22 13:36:49.486 -0800 OS Version: 10.4.8 (Build 8L2127) Report Version: 4 Command: Parallels Path: /Applications/Parallels/Parallels Desktop.app/Contents/MacOS/Parallels Parent: WindowServer [64] Version: 2.5 (2.5 Build 3036.0) PID: 369 Thread: 0 Exception: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (0x0001) Codes: KERN_PROTECTION_FAILURE (0x0002) at 0x00000004 Thread 0 Crashed: 0 com.parallels.desktop 0x0036aed8 0x1000 + 3579608 1 com.parallels.desktop 0x001ff6bd 0x1000 + 2090685 2 com.parallels.desktop 0x000e21c1 0x1000 + 922049 3 com.parallels.desktop 0x000e28ad 0x1000 + 923821 4 com.parallels.desktop 0x0036c1b1 0x1000 + 3584433 5 com.parallels.desktop 0x001012a0 0x1000 + 1049248 6 com.parallels.desktop 0x00325efc 0x1000 + 3297020 7 com.parallels.desktop 0x0032b29f 0x1000 + 3318431 8 com.parallels.desktop 0x0036ab34 0x1000 + 3578676 9 com.parallels.desktop 0x0036b429 0x1000 + 3580969 10 com.parallels.desktop 0x000e0992 0x1000 + 915858 11 com.parallels.desktop 0x001fc2b3 0x1000 + 2077363 12 com.parallels.desktop 0x001ff25a 0x1000 + 2089562 13 com.parallels.desktop 0x001fcf04 0x1000 + 2080516 14 com.parallels.desktop 0x0005fcf0 0x1000 + 388336 15 com.apple.CoreGraphics 0x907175c9 processEventTapData + 560 16 com.apple.CoreGraphics 0x906cc266 _XPostEventTapData + 125 17 com.apple.CoreGraphics 0x906cc1b6 CGXEventTap_server + 116 18 com.apple.CoreGraphics 0x90716c71 eventTapMessageHandler + 37 19 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x90838773 __CFMachPortPerform + 136 20 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x90828a14 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 2904 21 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x90827eb5 CFRunLoopRunInMode + 61 22 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x92dcdb90 RunCurrentEventLoopInMode + 285 23 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x92dcd1ce ReceiveNextEventCommon + 184 24 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x92ee2b91 ReceiveNextEvent + 58 25 com.parallels.desktop 0x005d3e81 0x1000 + 6106753 26 com.parallels.desktop 0x00558f43 0x1000 + 5603139 27 com.parallels.desktop 0x005590da 0x1000 + 5603546 28 com.parallels.desktop 0x0034797d 0x1000 + 3434877 29 com.parallels.desktop 0x00052ede 0x1000 + 335582 30 com.parallels.desktop 0x0000681a 0x1000 + 22554 31 com.parallels.desktop 0x00006735 0x1000 + 22325 Thread 1: 0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90048a47 semaphore_timedwait_signal_trap + 7 1 com.parallels.desktop 0x00426792 0x1000 + 4347794 2 com.parallels.desktop 0x00426ff8 0x1000 + 4349944 3 com.parallels.desktop 0x0037cfd6 0x1000 + 3653590 4 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90023d87 _pthread_body + 84 Thread 2: 0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90037697 mach_wait_until + 7 1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90039d62 usleep + 82 2 com.parallels.desktop 0x0061864c 0x1000 + 6387276 3 com.parallels.desktop 0x0061bb18 0x1000 + 6400792 4 com.parallels.desktop 0x00413c12 0x1000 + 4271122 5 com.parallels.desktop 0x0037cfd6 0x1000 + 3653590 6 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90023d87 _pthread_body + 84 Thread 3: 0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90024427 semaphore_wait_signal_trap + 7 1 com.parallels.desktop 0x0061be30 0x1000 + 6401584 2 com.parallels.desktop 0x0037cfd6 0x1000 + 3653590 3 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90023d87 _pthread_body + 84 Thread 4: 0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90024427 semaphore_wait_signal_trap + 7 1 com.parallels.desktop 0x0061be30 0x1000 + 6401584 2 com.parallels.desktop 0x0037cfd6 0x1000 + 3653590 3 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90023d87 _pthread_body + 84 Thread 5: 0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90024427 semaphore_wait_signal_trap + 7 1 com.parallels.desktop 0x0061be30 0x1000 + 6401584 2 com.parallels.desktop 0x0037cfd6 0x1000 + 3653590 3 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90023d87 _pthread_body + 84 Thread 6: 0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90024427 semaphore_wait_signal_trap + 7 1 com.parallels.desktop 0x0061be30 0x1000 + 6401584 2 com.parallels.desktop 0x0037cfd6 0x1000 + 3653590 3 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90023d87 _pthread_body + 84 Thread 7: 0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90024427 semaphore_wait_signal_trap + 7 1 com.parallels.desktop 0x0061be30 0x1000 + 6401584 2 com.parallels.desktop 0x0037cfd6 0x1000 + 3653590 3 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90023d87 _pthread_body + 84 Thread 8: 0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90009857 mach_msg_trap + 7 1 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x9082869a CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 2014 2 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x90827eb5 CFRunLoopRunInMode + 61 3 com.apple.audio.CoreAudio 0x9145b8da HALRunLoop::OwnThread(void*) + 158 4 com.apple.audio.CoreAudio 0x9145b6f5 CAPThread::Entry(CAPThread*) + 93 5 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90023d87 _pthread_body + 84 Thread 9: 0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90024427 semaphore_wait_signal_trap + 7 1 ...ple.CoreServices.CarbonCore 0x90cb3129 MPWaitOnQueue + 198 2 com.parallels.desktop 0x006f123e 0x1000 + 7275070 3 com.parallels.desktop 0x00628977 0x1000 + 6453623 4 com.parallels.desktop 0x00802db6 QList<TGDev>::append(TGDev const&) + 184 5 com.parallels.desktop 0x006f1085 0x1000 + 7274629 6 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90023d87 _pthread_body + 84 Thread 10: 0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90024427 semaphore_wait_signal_trap + 7 1 com.parallels.desktop 0x0061be30 0x1000 + 6401584 2 com.parallels.desktop 0x0037cfd6 0x1000 + 3653590 3 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90023d87 _pthread_body + 84 Thread 11: 0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90024427 semaphore_wait_signal_trap + 7 1 ...ple.CoreServices.CarbonCore 0x90cb3129 MPWaitOnQueue + 198 2 com.parallels.desktop 0x006f123e 0x1000 + 7275070 3 com.parallels.desktop 0x00628977 0x1000 + 6453623 4 com.parallels.desktop 0x00802db6 QList<TGDev>::append(TGDev const&) + 184 5 com.parallels.desktop 0x006f1085 0x1000 + 7274629 6 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90023d87 _pthread_body + 84 Thread 12: 0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90024427 semaphore_wait_signal_trap + 7 1 com.parallels.desktop 0x0061be30 0x1000 + 6401584 2 com.parallels.desktop 0x0037cfd6 0x1000 + 3653590 3 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90023d87 _pthread_body + 84 Thread 13: 0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90009857 mach_msg_trap + 7 1 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x9082869a CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 2014 2 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x90839577 CFRunLoopRun + 60 3 com.parallels.desktop 0x0041309d 0x1000 + 4268189 4 com.parallels.desktop 0x0037cfd6 0x1000 + 3653590 5 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90023d87 _pthread_body + 84 Thread 14: 0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90037697 mach_wait_until + 7 1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90039d62 usleep + 82 2 com.parallels.desktop 0x00413b39 0x1000 + 4270905 3 com.parallels.desktop 0x0037cfd6 0x1000 + 3653590 4 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90023d87 _pthread_body + 84 Thread 15: 0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90048a47 semaphore_timedwait_signal_trap + 7 1 com.apple.audio.CoreAudio 0x91468a10 CAGuard::WaitFor(unsigned long long) + 212 2 com.apple.audio.CoreAudio 0x91468932 CAGuard::WaitUntil(unsigned long long) + 66 3 com.apple.audio.CoreAudio 0x914673a2 HP_IOThread::WorkLoop() + 690 4 com.apple.audio.CoreAudio 0x914670e9 HP_IOThread::ThreadEntry(HP_IOThread*) + 17 5 com.apple.audio.CoreAudio 0x9145b6f5 CAPThread::Entry(CAPThread*) + 93 6 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90023d87 _pthread_body + 84 Thread 16: 0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90048a47 semaphore_timedwait_signal_trap + 7 1 com.apple.audio.CoreAudio 0x91468a10 CAGuard::WaitFor(unsigned long long) + 212 2 com.apple.audio.CoreAudio 0x91468932 CAGuard::WaitUntil(unsigned long long) + 66 3 com.apple.audio.CoreAudio 0x914673a2 HP_IOThread::WorkLoop() + 690 4 com.apple.audio.CoreAudio 0x914670e9 HP_IOThread::ThreadEntry(HP_IOThread*) + 17 5 com.apple.audio.CoreAudio 0x9145b6f5 CAPThread::Entry(CAPThread*) + 93 6 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90023d87 _pthread_body + 84 Thread 0 crashed with X86 Thread State (32-bit): eax: 0xbfff653c ebx: 0x001ff3d9 ecx: 0x00000000 edx: 0x00000384 edi: 0xbfff653c esi: 0x00000000 ebp: 0xbfff64b8 esp: 0xbfff6480 ss: 0x0000001f efl: 0x00010282 eip: 0x0036aed8 cs: 0x00000017 ds: 0x0000001f es: 0x0000001f fs: 0x00000000 gs: 0x00000037