Disappearing screen elements using Fusion 7 on a Windows 7 VM in Unity mode

[laferrera]

When running Fusion 7 on a MBP (mid-2014, 16 GB, OS X 10.9.4) in Unity mode, I am having elements from Windows 7 windows disappear randomly, and then reappear only when I hover the mouse over them or move the window.

For example, the window below is missing text, a text field, a drop down menu and a button.

It should look like this:

Any ideas?  The VM has been upgraded from Fusion 6.

[fubvmware]

Could you please try to change the compatibility to Hardware version 10 and see if this issue still reproduce?

To change the compatibility, go to VM setting -> Compatibility -> Advanced options, then select 10 from the dropdown.

And would you please collect support data so our dev can look into it?

[laferrera]

Changing to HW version 10 did not remedy the issue.  See attached.

I assume you want hang/crash mode for diagnostics collection?

[fubvmware]

Thanks laferrera! A bug has been filed for this issue.

[hsafer]

I have a similar, or perhaps the same, problem; it started when I upgraded to Fusion v7. When I use Word or Excel (version 2007) in Unity, the file opens ok, but after a few seconds the screen goes white. Elements are redisplayed briefly when I move the mouse over them, but then they revert to white. The programs are unusable in Unity, but are fine in full-screen mode.

I am running Fusion v7 with Windows XP on a MacBoook Pro. I have allocated 1GB memory to Fusion. The problem remained when I switched compatibility back to hardware version 10, and also when I disabled 3D graphics acceleration (under hardware version 11).

Support information is attached.

Thanks,

Hershel

[mortengh]

Hello!

I have had the same problem with Java applications on MacOSX guests.

I discovered that, for me, the problem was related to the newest version of VMTools.

See:VMTools from Fusion7 breaks Java screen refresh on MacOSX-10.9(.5) guests

Best regards,

- Morten Green Hermansen, Fanitas