Running VMplayer 6.0.3 build-1895310, 3.13.0-30-generic Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, /tmp/vmware-dunn/vmware-player-6964.log ...
in this log I see:
W110: Failed to get guest launch hierarchy: Maximum items (512) reached for menu 0
Not sure if this points to the issue or not...
The menu item was there in 6.02 then disappeared when full screen mode. I upgraded to 6.03 and it still is missing from the menu bar in full screen mode. I have tried searching all threads on how this could happen and have yet to find an answer. I have compared the ~/.preferences file to another Ubuntu install that does show the menu and there's no differences, also compared with the /etc/vmware/config and nothing stands out. I have created fresh VM's and still no VitrualMachine menu item in full screen.
Any ideas on how to get the Menu item to show back up in the full screen menu bar would really help...