inactive mouse pointer

[Matt]

I installed IE6 on my win98 SE pc. I log into the internet
and launch IE6. After a few minutes online, my mouse
pointer graphic becomes inactive BUT I can move the mouse
over buttons, hotspots and see them change or have java
messages pop up. I can even blindly double click icons on
my desktop, go into my start menu. Everything works fine
except my mouse pointer doesn't move. If I reboot the
system, things return to normal. This is an intermittent
problem. Thanks in advance!

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

I installed IE6 on my win98 SE pc. I log into the internet
and launch IE6. After a few minutes online, my mouse
pointer graphic becomes inactive BUT I can move the mouse
over buttons, hotspots and see them change or have java
messages pop up. I can even blindly double click icons on
my desktop, go into my start menu. Everything works fine
except my mouse pointer doesn't move. If I reboot the
system, things return to normal. This is an intermittent
problem. Thanks in advance!

You may need new video drivers. Check the site for your video board
manufacturer. Meanwhile you can do the following:
1. Use the default mouse pointers.
2. Turn down your color depth. (Right click the desktop and choose
Properties | Appearance | Settings) Some people find that increasing color
depth helps.
3. Turn down your graphics hardware acceleration. (For Win 98, Start |
Settings | Control Panel | System | Performance | Graphics button) You will
see little, if any, performance degradation.
4. Turn off your desktop wallpaper.

If these make the problem go away you need new video drivers.

If you have an ATI video board, try adding these lines to System.ini

[display]
DevBMP=0 <--- That's a zero

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