Hello,
With the release of the RC I have noticed a issues that were posted as feedback to Beta6 that are unresolved.
1. Shared folders do not work with MS Office applications in a WinXP VM. I receive "file not found" and "path" errors when I attempt to open a document using the .psf shared folder. These documents open fine if a drive is mapped using a network share. I have noticed this problem in Word, Excel and Powerpoint. This issue was posted in more detail earlier.
2. There is a mouse glitch when using MS Office applications. To replicate, open a document in Word that has some text. Slide the mouse along a line of text from right to left. As you do, the mouse pointer should be the "I-beam". As you approach the left margin, the pointer will change from the "i-beam" to a "right arrow". Note that the pointer suddenly jumps right (about 1 or 2 character spaces) and up (one line). This results in a visual error of the actual position of the mouse pointer. I have noticed this problem in Word, Outlook and Powerpoint. I have not gone looking for the problem in Excel. This problem was posted in an earlier post.
I am posting again the the hope that the Parallels team will catch and correct these issues before the GA.
Finally, regarding wish list items, it would be very helpful to have the ability to add another network adapter to the VM configuration. I'd like to add both my wireless and wired adapters to that when I move locations, I do not have to change the VM configuration manually each time.
Otherwise, my experience with the RC is quite positive so far:
1. I like the improved UI
2. CTRL-click on a list of files works now
3. Performance has improved, boot time decreased from > 60 sec to about 35 sec.
Thank you!
With the release of the RC I have noticed a issues that were posted as feedback to Beta6 that are unresolved.
1. Shared folders do not work with MS Office applications in a WinXP VM. I receive "file not found" and "path" errors when I attempt to open a document using the .psf shared folder. These documents open fine if a drive is mapped using a network share. I have noticed this problem in Word, Excel and Powerpoint. This issue was posted in more detail earlier.
2. There is a mouse glitch when using MS Office applications. To replicate, open a document in Word that has some text. Slide the mouse along a line of text from right to left. As you do, the mouse pointer should be the "I-beam". As you approach the left margin, the pointer will change from the "i-beam" to a "right arrow". Note that the pointer suddenly jumps right (about 1 or 2 character spaces) and up (one line). This results in a visual error of the actual position of the mouse pointer. I have noticed this problem in Word, Outlook and Powerpoint. I have not gone looking for the problem in Excel. This problem was posted in an earlier post.
I am posting again the the hope that the Parallels team will catch and correct these issues before the GA.
Finally, regarding wish list items, it would be very helpful to have the ability to add another network adapter to the VM configuration. I'd like to add both my wireless and wired adapters to that when I move locations, I do not have to change the VM configuration manually each time.
Otherwise, my experience with the RC is quite positive so far:
1. I like the improved UI
2. CTRL-click on a list of files works now
3. Performance has improved, boot time decreased from > 60 sec to about 35 sec.
Thank you!
