OPTIONAL SAFETY STEP 2: Change the windows screen to full screen OPTIONAL SAFETY STEP 1: Change the screen resolution on the mac by going to System Preferences, Displays, and choosing the very first option of 640 x 480, then change the windows resolution to the same 640 x 480 by going to start>control panel>appearances and themes>display and sliding it to the specified resolution. Open up windows with parallels again! YAY! Do not change the main memory unless you want your computer to go slower then you ever thought possible.Ĩ. Click on the memory tab and change the 'Video memory' to 16, the max, MB. The mouse will disappear under the bottom toolbar but when placed behind the icons will choose the correct option). Click on the 'Video' option in the column, and click the 'Enable DirectX Shaders (Experimental box) this is what fixes the blinking problem, (Although it does add a mirror effect to the mouse and puts some of the above image into the options and tools bottom part of the screen.

Go back to the toolbar on the top of your screen and choose the 'Edit' tab, and then choose the only option of 'Virtual Machine.'Ħ. DO NOT CLICK THE PLAY BUTTON TO GO INTO WINDOWS OR ENTER YOUR PASSWORD TO AUTOMATICALLY CONTINUE.ĥ. At this point parallels may quit altogether (in that case just double click the parallels icon). Shut down windows from the 'Start Menu'Ĥ. Go to the toolbar on the top of the screen with parallels in window mode (you can switch between windowed mode and fullscreen mode by holding alt + enter), and click the 'Parallels Desktop' tab, choose preferences, and on the general tab pick to 'Suspend' for both the 'On application quit' option, and 'On stop button.'ģ. Uninstall your game if the previous tip did not work(I know you've probably uninstalled and reinstalled 1000 times, but if the screen is blinking it is a must.)Ģ. NOTE: If it is blinking, follow the previous step and then put the screen in windowed mode for a quick fix if you don't mind playing that way.ġ.

If your screen is not blinking and simply off to the side as described OR is a tiny screen in the middle try to right click the shortcut icon on the desktop, enter into properties, and click the compatibility tab and check off the box that reads 'Run in 640x480 screen resolution' Hi! I know that this is a late answer, but I have been non-stop trying to fix this problem for the past two days, and I made some breakthroughs that may help your game run more smoothly.

Parallels full screen mode