Pointer graphic problem Windows XP

[nadazip0]

Hello,
My mouse pointer is accompanied on the screen by multicolored pixilated square about the size of a thumbnail. How can I fix this?

 

[me 1]

A square? Hmm...
Usually this helps: try lowering your hardware acceleration one step.
Right click desktop>Properties>Settings>Advanced>Troubleshoot>and you'll see the hardware acc slider.
Move it one step to the left.

Or try a different cursor...

Also, if you change pointers a lot, then beeware of their colour depth and your monitor's/graphic card color depth. For example you might have set on 16 bit and the cursor being at 24 or 32, or on the contrary...that gives errors or graphic glitches!

 

[nadazip0]

Fiddling with the hardware acceleration helped but the problem sometimes reappeared upon reboot. Permanent fix was to turn off "trails." I use the same pointer (Windows standard) all the time - no themes.

This problem cropped up on a computer that I have been using for two years with no change in configuration. The only recent change to programs was to update Java, but I don't know if that preceded the prob.

On a separate note - does anyone know if the "Photodisc" theme is available for XP?

 

[me 1]

Photodisc theme?

Hmm...Is this related to the old Microsoft Plus! package theme for good old Win 98 by any chance?

If so, is this what U want?

http://kcomputerzone.ca/pages/downloads/plus-98.php
They also work on XP!

 

[nadazip0]

Photodisc theme?

Hmm...Is this related to the old Microsoft Plus! package theme for good old Win 98 by any chance?

If so, is this what U want?

http://kcomputerzone.ca/pages/downloads/plus-98.php
They also work on XP!

 

[nadazip0]

Thanks for the link; Photodisc was not included in the list of themes available. This link has more info on the original Photodisc

http://www.thefreelibrary.com/PhotoDisc+Images+Included+in+Microsoft+Plus!+98%3B+PhotoDisc%27s...-a020830150

 

[nadazip0]

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