Ubuntu unity not appearing in VMware

Question

I recently installed Ubuntu 14.4 on my VMware. (It opens in command line. Using startx enters me into GUI mode.)

Problem: I cannot see side panels and menu bar:

I took the following steps so far:

• disabled Hyper V,
• installed ubuntu desktop,
• installed VMware tools,
• installed unity,
• disabled 3D graphics accelaration

Is there anything more required?

Answer 1

The problem was with easy installation of VMware. I built a new Virtual machine (without allowing VMware to install the OS on it's own) and installed the OS manually. After that adjusted the resolution.

Now there is no display issue.