MICHAEL

Try pressing the Start Menu button on the keyboard,
it should release your arrow and give you the focus back
to move it around.

The mouse arrow getting "stuck" on the secondary monitor
where Media Center is displayed, has been a "problem" for as
long as I can remember.


-Michael

"Dr Steevil" <DrSteevil@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A066B535-B267-4EFB-B133-3E088E35E40E@microsoft.com...
> Greetings everyone!
>
> I just upgraded my system to the new Vista Home Premium version. Everything
> seems to work fine however Media Center would cause serious slowdowns of
> video and choppy sound. I determined that the problem was with the video
> card, so I just upgraded to a ATI X1600XT with 256 MB. Now Media Center and
> indeed all of my visual stuff hums along quite nicely. However, I still have
> a problem with Media Center that I had before upgrading the video card. The
> mouse cursor disappears. Sure I can maneuver using the keyboard, but I can't
> figure out how to get to the minimize-restore-close buttons (I have to go to
> Task Manager to exit Media Center).
>
> Does anyone have an idea on what is causing this? Thanks!
>
> FYI: My setup
> Processor: P4 2.26Ghz
> Memory: 2GB
> Video: ATI Radeon X1600XT 256 MB @1.38Ghz running dual monitors via DVI
> connections. (I have tried running only 1 monitor but still have the same
> problem)
>
>