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Vista - Re: Virtual PC 2007 Mouse pointer disappears from input fields in guest OS

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Old 02-18-2009   #1 (permalink)
Steve Jain [MVP]


 
 

Re: Virtual PC 2007 Mouse pointer disappears from input fields in guest OS

On Wed, 18 Feb 2009 13:39:19 GMT, "Sam"<cplsyx@xxxxxx> wrote:
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>
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>> Running Virtual PC 2007 on Vista Business Edition as host.
>>
>> After installing the Virtual Machine Additions in guest Windows
>> installations, the mouse pointer disappears when you move the pointer
>> over a text input box. I found a work-round posted a few years back
>> (presumably for VPC 2004): reduce the hardware acceleration setting
>> of the graphics adapter. That works fine for Windows XP and 2000 Pro
>> but not for Windows 98SE or ME - can anyone suggest a work-round for
>> these latter OSes?
>>
>> I'd have thought it would have been fixed by now - or is there some
>> fundamental reason it can't be fixed?
>
>Unfortunately on Server2003 I have no option to change my cursor.
>So pointer trails it is!
>
>Posted via http://www.VirtualServerFaq.com - Brought to you by Business Information Technology Shop - http://www.bitshop.com
You can change your pointer in Windows 2003 Server:
Click Control Panel-->Mouse, Pointers Tab

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Cheers,
Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP
http://vpc.essjae.com/

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