Cisco ACS 5.4 problem

Hello
Did anyone experience problem with Service Selection Rules in Cisco ACS. When I click this tab ( it only works for me in google Chrome), configuration is normally opened. But when I want to edit one of two default rules (rules that match radius and tacacs) nothing happens. If I want to add new rule, popup window in normally opened but I am not able to add any conditions or results. It is just nothing to choose from. I have some attributtues under "customize window". It looks like some gui problems.
I am using
acs/admin# sh application version acs
Cisco ACS VERSION INFORMATION
Version : 5.4.0.46.0a
Internal Build ID : B.221
with trial license. I am running ACS on vmware player (1 GB of RAM and 1 proc).
Thanks in advance
General
Name:
Status:
Enabled Disabled Monitor Only
The Customize button in the lower right area of the policy rules screen controls which policy conditions and results are available here for use in policy rules.
Conditions
Results

When dealing with Cisco ACS and Cisco ISE you have to be very careful with your web browsers. For example there's a major bug when using Cisco ISE 1.1.x and Chrome.
Back to ACS, please refer to the release notes to see the validated web browsers.
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/net_mgmt/cisco_secure_access_control_system/5.4/release/notes/acs_54_rn.html#wp222016
I have used ACS and ISE a lot, and we had many problems when using Internet Explorer and Chrome. That's why I prefer Firefox, but even with firefox we had little problems once in a while.
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