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litsnsirn · **Windows 7 Mini 9 Cursor Missing -** 08-15-2009, 03:29 PM

I lost my cursor after loading the wireless switch driver. Bluetooth got its driver but the cursor vanished. I did a search and I see that others seemed to have a similar issue, but I don't see a good resolution. I did not install the touchpad driver.

holmes4 · 08-15-2009, 05:58 PM

Same happened to me, but it came back after a reboot.

litsnsirn · 08-15-2009, 06:56 PM

Mine didn't.

litsnsirn · 08-17-2009, 05:02 PM

I've tried a couple of fresh reloads and installing the drivers in different order, and it still comes up the same, after I install the wireless switch battery driver, it disappears.

It looks like I might go back to XP. Does anyone know if you install XP after Vista or 7 have formatted the drive, without deleting the partition, is the alignment still good?

TIA

Striker317 · 08-17-2009, 08:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by litsnsirn

I lost my cursor after loading the wireless switch driver. Bluetooth got its driver but the cursor vanished. I did a search and I see that others seemed to have a similar issue, but I don't see a good resolution. I did not install the touchpad driver.

Try selecting a different mouse pointer scheme. For some reason, something caused mine to be unselected (I put it back to the standard mouse pointer scheme).

Alternatively, try enabling mouse tails (that was my initial workaround until I discovered the above point).

litsnsirn · 08-18-2009, 02:15 PM

Thanks Striker, adding the tail worked for me.

Dunhamzzz · 11-03-2009, 02:23 PM

As soon as i turnd pointer trails on it works, and as soon as i turn them off it disappears again!

holmes4 · 11-03-2009, 02:39 PM

I admit this is a weird issue. I had cause to reinstall Win7 on my Mini9 and this time the cursor would not come back until I enabled pointer trails. This is evidently not an issue new to Win7, I found reports of it on Vista as well (on various PCs.) Usually the graphics driver was identified as a culprit.

Dunhamzzz · 11-03-2009, 04:47 PM

Mines come back after a restart or two I was able to turn pointer trails off

KMC · 11-03-2009, 05:21 PM

The same thing happened to me when I loaded WIN 7 as a dual boot with the existing XP installation.

After a fair bit of swearing and two re-boots, it was fine. I could find no obvious reason for the problem, but it has not happened again.

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litsnsirn Junior Member Posts: 7 Join Date: May 2009	Windows 7 Mini 9 Cursor Missing - 08-15-2009, 03:29 PM I lost my cursor after loading the wireless switch driver. Bluetooth got its driver but the cursor vanished. I did a search and I see that others seemed to have a similar issue, but I don't see a good resolution. I did not install the touchpad driver.

holmes4 Super Moderator Posts: 5,686 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: New Hampshire	08-15-2009, 05:58 PM Same happened to me, but it came back after a reboot. Steve Mini 9\|2GB RAM\|64GB RunCore\|Intel 5300\|Windows 8

litsnsirn Junior Member Posts: 7 Join Date: May 2009	08-15-2009, 06:56 PM Mine didn't.

litsnsirn Junior Member Posts: 7 Join Date: May 2009	08-17-2009, 05:02 PM I've tried a couple of fresh reloads and installing the drivers in different order, and it still comes up the same, after I install the wireless switch battery driver, it disappears. It looks like I might go back to XP. Does anyone know if you install XP after Vista or 7 have formatted the drive, without deleting the partition, is the alignment still good? TIA

litsnsirn Junior Member Posts: 7 Join Date: May 2009	08-18-2009, 02:15 PM Thanks Striker, adding the tail worked for me.

Dunhamzzz Founder Posts: 1,855 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Hampshire, UK	11-03-2009, 02:23 PM As soon as i turnd pointer trails on it works, and as soon as i turn them off it disappears again! Please do not send me support requests via PM.

holmes4 Super Moderator Posts: 5,686 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: New Hampshire	11-03-2009, 02:39 PM I admit this is a weird issue. I had cause to reinstall Win7 on my Mini9 and this time the cursor would not come back until I enabled pointer trails. This is evidently not an issue new to Win7, I found reports of it on Vista as well (on various PCs.) Usually the graphics driver was identified as a culprit. Steve Mini 9\|2GB RAM\|64GB RunCore\|Intel 5300\|Windows 8

Dunhamzzz Founder Posts: 1,855 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Hampshire, UK	11-03-2009, 04:47 PM Mines come back after a restart or two I was able to turn pointer trails off Please do not send me support requests via PM.

KMC Member Posts: 57 Join Date: Sep 2009	11-03-2009, 05:21 PM The same thing happened to me when I loaded WIN 7 as a dual boot with the existing XP installation. After a fair bit of swearing and two re-boots, it was fine. I could find no obvious reason for the problem, but it has not happened again.

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