Mac Parallels and the Delete key

[Larry Hoover]

It worked on the XP version, but not on the Win 7 version.
Yes there is a numeric keypad.  Looks like a standard Mac keyboard.
Thanks.

On 12/19/12 10:31 AM, daN baueR wrote:
> I have Win XP installed in Parallels Desktop 8. It works just fine as you
> mentioned. What version of Parallels is he using? Version of Mac OS? How
> about the Mac keyboard is it the extended one w/ a numeric keypad? One
> poorly documented feature the clear key functions as a num lock switch
> under Parallels.
>
> Dan
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> On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 8:31 AM, Larry Hoover<larry at hoovercs.com>  wrote:
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>>        Has anyone used the Parallels Desktop on a Mac?  I have a customer
>> who uses a Mac and Parallels to telnet/ssh to SCO Unix for a filePro
>> application.  This works fine except when you use the delete key, which
>> locks up the application.
>>
>> The details:
>> -Parallels Desktop version simulates Windows 7 on a Mac.
>> -Hit delete to get out of a record, and it works but then the keyboard
>> is disabled for the filePro app until you log out and log back in.
>> -It worked fine on the XP version of Parallels but not on 7.
>> -I tried 3 terminal emulators (Anita, Anzio, and putty) and they all
>> have the same problem.
>> -It's the delete key with the backspace symbol on it, the other delete
>> key has no effect at all.
>> -If I use VNC from the Parallels Desktop to remotely control another PC,
>> then it works.
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>> Larry Hoover
>>
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