My mouse pointer disappears when I am typing

Cause: Mouse pointers typically remain available when you are typing on the keyboard; however, a setting can be selected that makes the mouse pointer disappear when you are typing.

My mouse pointer moves too fast/slow

Cause: Mouse pointer speed can be a real pain if it is not configured correctly. Fortunately, if your mouse pointer moves too quickly or too slowly on the screen, you can easily fix the problem.

My mouse pointer creates a trailing effect when I move it

Cause: Your mouse pointer can be configured to trail when it is moved, which just gives it a blurring movement effect. Some people like this; others get a feeling of motion sickness. If you don’t like it, you can easily stop the behavior.

My mouse pointer is too small/large

Cause: The mouse pointers that you see on your computer screen are the pointers for the default Windows mouse pointer scheme. The scheme tells Windows the kind of pointer to display when you are moving your mouse, when the system is busy, when you are working in the background, and in a number of other situations as well. If you do not like the default Windows scheme, you can choose another one or even customize different pointer options so that the mouse pointers work well for you.

My mouse keeps sticking

Cause: If your mouse pointer seems to stick on the screen when you move the mouse, there are two possible problems:

• The mouse ball has collected gunk over time and needs to be cleaned.
• The mouse ball is wearing out and is not communicating movement to the computer.

Restore missing mouse pointer cursor files

How to restore the missing mouse pointer cursor files?

Issue: 

How to restore the missing mouse pointer cursor files?

Symptoms: 

When you try to change mouse pointers scheme, you may receive a string of error messages indicating that the mouse pointer cursor files are missing or corrupted. This happens if

some or all of the *.CUR or *.ANI files are missing in the Windows\Cursors folder.

Totally 184 (*.cur and *.ani) cursor files ship with Windows XP by default, and are available
in compressed format in the Windows XP CD-ROM.