I'm a satisfied user of Parallels since 2009 who is running Parallels 8.0.18608 on an iMac. Beginning yesterday, my Windows Desktop stopped "holding" its longtime appearance settings after every reboot. I reboot daily, so this is the second day this has happened. Nothing else has changed on my system: no new programs, etc. It is really annoying to have to reset ALL of my settings for the Desktop every single morning! I use the Windows Classic theme, but now it's reverting to something called My Modified Theme with settings I find intolerable. Literally everything has to be changed from icons (which really messes up my desktop) to colors - you name it. I'm sick of this after only two days. What is going on? TobyT
I've sent two replies which were NEVER posted. I thought I had the problem fixed when I discovered I needed to reinstall Parallels Tools. For some reason, my system routinely "loses" PTools; neither of our other two Apples running Parallels with a Windows XP guest has this problem. The first re-boot AFTER reinstalling PTools, the desktop was fine. This morning . . . once again . . . . I had the SAME problem. What changes are the following: Appearance/Windows and Buttons Font Size Desktop Color. This is driving me nuts. Somebody MUST have an answer to this problem? TobyT
That's not a common problem. Something in your Windows side is reverting changes made to the registry, System Restore? An overzealous Antivirus?
Specimen: I don't think it's Avast because both of my other macs have the same setup with Parallels and Avast running and their desktops remain stable. I've run scans with both anti-virus and anti-malware (regularly updated), but nothing was found. Neither of the other two machines have the problem with PTools either. I've not added any new software. I regularly backup and save the registry using two different programs (belt-and-suspenders approach), so I guess I could reinstall an old registry. I wish I had some sort of idea where to look for the problem. I do not use system restore on Windows, resorting to backups and guest clones instead. I am really bumfuzzled by this (not to mention annoyed). TobyT
