Theta Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 If this has already been posted, I appologize. I did search this forum first. It seems that my Parallels always is "losing" the mouse. It is specifically bad within Internet Explorer but happens in other windows within Parallels as well. I'm running the release of Parallels with XPsp2. Note that the mouse continues to work within the window--you just can't see the cursor while you move it which makes it very hard to click on links, buttons, etc. If you leave the Parallels screen and bring the mouse back in, you'll have the arrow again. However, if the window is IE, then it will immediately disappear. This happens with the Parallels tools installed. It may also happen without but I installed the tools right after XP so I didn't notice it or not. I have reinstalled XP multiple times but (for once) the problem doesn't appear to be XP itself. Has anyone else seen or solved this issue? At best, if I use "Mouse Locator" I can still see the "shadow" of the arrow while in Parallels. The problem occurred before Mouse Locator was installed, however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 Are you on a real Intel Mac or a Hackintosh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theta Posted June 29, 2006 Author Share Posted June 29, 2006 Are you on a real Intel Mac or a Hackintosh? That would be a Hackintosh. Dell Optiplex GX620 Pentium D. That was an obvious question which I neglected to answer in my post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrrjrr Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 Try turning on "Display pointer trails" in the Mouse properties in Control Panel. Make them as short as they can go and you won't even see them, but you will get the disappearing to stop. At least this trick (that I read somewhere else on this board) works for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theta Posted June 29, 2006 Author Share Posted June 29, 2006 Try turning on "Display pointer trails" in the Mouse properties in Control Panel. Make them as short as they can go and you won't even see them, but you will get the disappearing to stop. At least this trick (that I read somewhere else on this board) works for me. I don't seem to have that option under keyboard/mouse or under the Microsoft Intellimouse control panel. Are you on a laptop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrrjrr Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 I am on a laptop. Does the attached screen cap of my mouse control panel help any? It is very similar to what it is when I am running under Parallels. I'll try to get a cap of that later too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theta Posted June 29, 2006 Author Share Posted June 29, 2006 D'oh! Of course it helps... it proves that I was looking at the Mac control and not the one in Windows. I'll make that change tonight but I'm sure you're correct. Thanks for the help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theta Posted July 1, 2006 Author Share Posted July 1, 2006 Yup, that did it. Thanks for the help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auggie Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 Had the same issue, will use your technique soon! Thanks for the tip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinkikabuki Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 Do this... Go to your Display Properties > Settings > Advance > Troubleshoot and move the slider for 'Hardware Acceleration down one notch. This turns off mouse and bitmap acceleration. It works for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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