SP2 Mouse cursor issue

[preet2u]

I'm not sure if many people are facing this issue. 'Coz i couldn't find much on the web.

Anywayz ... herez the problem

Ever since i installed Sp2 the mouse cursor automatically changes to the move cursor

Instead of the standard pointer.

This never used to happen earlier. I've noticed this with more than a couple of machines post Sp2 installation.

I was wondering if anyone can shed some light on this issue.

This happens irrespective of whether the drivers for the mouse are installed or not.

 

[mal]

its probably possible to change it in Control Panel/Mouse/cursors

as for the cause of this issue,couldnt tell

 

[ShoobieRat]

Did you use any sort of custom cursor beforehand?

 

[preet2u]

Ofcourse it is possible to change the cursor back ... But then it's a pain to keep doing it ...

N' it just changes as your workin' without any kind of notice...

Shoobie : Nope .. i've not used any custom cursor .. infact ... i've been facing this on clean installs. The problem starts rite after the Sp2 installation.

 

[ShoobieRat]

Try searching Microsoft's website, but also check in your registry.

Also, when does this happen? Every time you reboot? When using a certain program? Regularly? Randomly?

 

[preet2u]

Regularly & Randomly

I posted it here only after i couldn't find anything on M$

 

[ShoobieRat]

Regularly & Randomly

How can a problem be regular AND random?

 

[Akm2k]

i had the exact same problem a few months back with SP1, it was really annoying.

formatting my computer seamed to do the trick until a few week back i used nero, emule was also open and it started to do it again but now it is ok.

do u use either eMule or nero when it happens?

 

[preet2u]

Regularly : When it happens often

Randomly : B'coz there's no particular symtom of when it's going to occur.

Akm2k : I do use Nero .. but then the problem persists irrespective of whether i use Nero or not.

 

[ShoobieRat]

In the context of my question, "Regularly" would have an answer along the lines of "Yes, at five minutes after I boot up, it happens, every single time."
"Randomly" would be more like "I never know when it's going to happen. Sometimes it doesn't happen, other times it happens 6 times before the desktop even comes up."

I'm still wondering what you've got going on. I use Nero, and haven't encountered that problem. Never used eMule. I'm unaware of any mouse-capture that Nero uses, so I doubt it's doing anything to your mouse.