Mini displayport to vga limits second screen resolution in VMWare Fusion

I am using a Mini Displayport to VGA adapter which works fine in except when I use it with VMWare fusion. In VMWare I am unable to use the secondary display effectively. My screen does extend but I am unable to interact with anything on the second monitor.
help!

Hi m,
This sounds like it could be a Fusion issue. If you don't get help here, you may want to contact Fusion's tech support.

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