Mouse pointer is too bright. Help Please

[SS4]

Hello

I just got Dell UltraSharp 2407WFP. It does not allow me to adjust contrast
when it is connected via DVI, so I have to go to Catalyst Control Center and
adjust contrast and brightness. I got the right setting for my new monitor
but there is one little problem. The brightness and contrast of mouse
pointer stays the same no matter how much I change the setting. Now the
mouse pointer is a lot brighter than the rest of the screen. It is very
annoying to me. Anybody know how to fix this?

Thank you and Merry Christmas!!

 

[oldwolf]

Download some mouise pointers, look for some soft colored ones, there are
thousands to choose from.
As for settings for built in pointers I dont think you can.


Hello

I just got Dell UltraSharp 2407WFP. It does not allow me to adjust contrast
when it is connected via DVI, so I have to go to Catalyst Control Center and
adjust contrast and brightness. I got the right setting for my new monitor
but there is one little problem. The brightness and contrast of mouse
pointer stays the same no matter how much I change the setting. Now the
mouse pointer is a lot brighter than the rest of the screen. It is very
annoying to me. Anybody know how to fix this?

Thank you and Merry Christmas!!

 

[First of One]

If you are running the default white pointer, change it to something else,
like the "3D" shaded one. Apparently Windows renders them through different
code paths, such that the alternative pointers receive less hardware
acceleration.

The other thing you can try is changing the "Full Screen 3D" brightness and
contrast settings in Catalyst Control Center.

 

[Contumeliorus Florius]

If you are running the default white pointer, change it to something else,
like the "3D" shaded one. Apparently Windows renders them through different
code paths, such that the alternative pointers receive less hardware
acceleration.

The other thing you can try is changing the "Full Screen 3D" brightness and
contrast settings in Catalyst Control Center.

Using anything but the default mouse pointer can cause issues in some
games.

 

[First of One]

That's a *possibility*, though I never had a problem in the last ten years
with the 3D shaded pointer.

Meanwhile, SS4 is *currently* having problems adjusting the brightness of
the default mouse pointer.

 

[SS4]

Hello,

I tried them but none of them worked. Even changing mouse pointer to all
black color. the pointer still much brighter. Nothing have effect on the
mouse pointer at all. I am not even sure what can cause this. I did not have
this problem with my old LCD monitor. Could it be the new monitor(very
unlikely I think)? or some issues between the graphic card and the monitor?

Maybe I should try changing the graphic card.

 

[JLC]

Using anything but the default mouse pointer can cause issues in some
games.

Really? I've never heard this before. I've been using the "3D" pointer since
Win '95 and I've never had a problem with any game I've played. JLC

 

[First of One]

I don't think changing graphics card will help. The mouse pointer (along
with the shadow) is actually rendered by hardware. This is considered a
"feature" that's now standard on both ATi and nVidia cards. I take it you
already tried changing the "Fullscreen 3D" brightness in Catalyst Control
Center?

Another thing to try is the brightness adjustment in ATi Tray Tools. Yes,
there are in fact two different ways to change brightness in the drivers.

 

[K2]

Even when using inverse pointers ?

Hello,

I tried them but none of them worked. Even changing mouse pointer to all
black color. the pointer still much brighter. Nothing have effect on the
mouse pointer at all. I am not even sure what can cause this. I did not have
this problem with my old LCD monitor. Could it be the new monitor(very
unlikely I think)? or some issues between the graphic card and the monitor?

Maybe I should try changing the graphic card.

 

[C6H12O6]

Sunshades ?

Hello,

I tried them but none of them worked. Even changing mouse pointer to all
black color. the pointer still much brighter. Nothing have effect on the
mouse pointer at all. I am not even sure what can cause this. I did not have
this problem with my old LCD monitor. Could it be the new monitor(very
unlikely I think)? or some issues between the graphic card and the monitor?

Maybe I should try changing the graphic card.

 

[SS4]

Hi everybody

thank you for your advises.

The problem is fixed but I feel so stupid. I spent hours to try absolutely
everything but did not fix the problem, even with inverse pointers. All I
had to do was just uninstall the graphic card driver and then install again.
Now the mouse pointer is back to normal.

Maybe it was some sort of the bug in catalyst driver?

 

[Julien BH]

Hi everybody

thank you for your advises.

The problem is fixed but I feel so stupid. I spent hours to try absolutely
everything but did not fix the problem, even with inverse pointers. All I
had to do was just uninstall the graphic card driver and then install again.
Now the mouse pointer is back to normal.

Maybe it was some sort of the bug in catalyst driver?

go ATI!