Windows Task Bar Flashes

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JayM

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After downloading latest Parallels 5 update, I can't fully remove the Windows Task Bar. I am running latest Windows 7 64bit on latest Parallels 5 on latest Snow Leopard in Coherence (same thing happens in Crystal). I have set View -> Hide Windows Taskbar. The taskbar the sort of hides: I can see only a thin line. After awhile it goes away. And it's not just "auto-hidden" because mousing down to bottom of the screen does not reveal the task bar--so far so good.

But here's the problem: every minute or so the task bar flashes (just the horizontal line as if it's in auto-hide mode). It happens when I'm not even doing anything. Why would it do that? And can it be stopped?
 
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Parallels Team:

Has there been any progress on this issue. It is really annoying having the Windows taskbar flash on and off every minute or so. It really detracts from usability when I lose focus of the app I'm working in. I've tried all the tricks of turning on/off auto-hide, not bringing notifications to the front, etc. Some of these settings only temporarily fix it until the next reboot/mode change.

Thanks for your consideration!
 
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I, too, have been incredibly frustrated by this issue. The taskbar flashes, and seizes 'forefront status' over whatever I'm working on. So, in other words, any open Windows application at the time of the flash comes front and center, forcing me to click back to whatever Mac Application I was working on.

I, too, am running Windows 7, 64 bit, with Parallels 5, and it only happened after the last software update.

Thanks!
 
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Similar issue, but entire screen flashes

Win7 VM on Parallels 5 Mac SL
Similar issue, but in my case the entire screen flashes, once or twice on a random basis, every minute or two. Also, the Win7 waiting donut spins, as it might with an autosave. Distracting to say the least, particularly when typing. Most common with Office 2003 application. Occurs in Window View, as well as Coherence. (I seldom use Chrystal)
 
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think I might know how to fix this ... go to Crystal mode, <ALT> <left click> the || icon top right of the screen, select <View> and choose <Hide Task Bar> ... make sure <Show Windows system ...> is enabled in configuration
 
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