The dreaded mouse cursor (1 Viewer)

[Reg]

I also have this problem. I wonder if this has something to do with the dual monitor system I have.

I disabled my second monitor (TV) display and it did not make a scrap of difference.

One interesting thing about this is that when I did a fresh install of 1.01 it actually worked until I went and tried the wide blue skin and from then on it has never worked, regardless of what skin I now apply. I currently run 1.02 but did not do a fresh install of that, but just an upgrade so the mouse problem is still with me.

 

[greybox]

In my case the cursor disappears when it is in MP screen, but always stays on in my second (system) screen. I would prefer for the cursor to disappear in any screen.

 

[Reg]

In my case the cursor disappears when it is in MP screen, but always stays on in my second (system) screen. I would prefer for the cursor to disappear in any screen.

I have given up waiting for a fix for this and have installed BZhider which gets rid of the cursed curser on all screens, the only downfall is that it makes the mouse keep going away when I am browsing the web and I have to keep sliding my mouse onto the browseable area of the screen.

 

[Paranoid Delusion]

Not sure why people suffer from this, have had it happen myself, so know how inconvenient it can be, but a clean install of the OS and ALL programs that where there previously and the problem was gone

This for me only happened on a new install of MP1.0RC4 last year, so getting it once for the 5 years I have used MP is not bad, just wish I knew what actually triggered the issue, and reinstalling OS cleared the problem, so is it MP or something stranger (x-files music appears )

 

[rekenaar]

Silly question, but do you guys also experience the problem when the mouse is plugged OUT?

On some surfaces an optical mouse will report small movement even when not touched. That will make it visible.
This is the only other thing I can think of.

 

[Callumgw]

I have this issue with the pointer too. Again it appeared (pun intended) after I went from 1.0.0 to 1.0.1, which because of the install/update problems was a fresh install. I don't have 'mouses' just the IMON VFD for my Thermaltake case and a Logitech DiNovo mini. This is a dedicated machine in the lounge to a single TV/monitor.

I hope I don't have to do a full OS install to fix this....

Can someone confirm the details of the REG KEY that sets auto hide (name and correct setting), so I can confirm it's set correctly first, Cheers.

C

 

[reverson1]

If you don't use the mouse at all, then this may help
https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/mediaportal-1-talk-45/kiss-cursor-goodbye-21532/

However, I don't know if this will work on vista/win7 or not...

HTH

 

[Callumgw]

nice option, but I do use the cursor for web browsing.

C

PS. oh and it's on XP

 

[Callumgw]

Can someone confirm the details of the REG KEY that sets auto hide (name and correct setting), so I can confirm it's set correctly first, Cheers.

C

 

[Paranoid Delusion]

Have not a clue, but BZHider is most probably the most used tool to overcome this, it just moves the cursor offscreen.

Regards