Help!! Blinking Cursor is driving me Crazy

g02angel · 03-21-2009, 07:45 PM

My computer shutdown all of a sudden while I was using it.

and it restarted by itself.

eversince the comp has restarted, I have this permanent blinking cursor.

I've tried restarting the comp but it is still blinking.

everything works fine.

but this blinking cursor wont go away

Plz help ~~

**OldGrayGary** · 03-23-2009, 01:41 AM

Hi g02angel

Actually, most cursors blink. But I'll imagine that yours may have increased in size or shape and is now more noticeable, or more animated. You can change that behavior with your choices in the Control Panels "mouse" applet, as shown in the followng article --- http://www.waterwheel.com/Guides/tip...the_cursor.htm

The article is a little annoying, but it does give the right locations for things.

Best of luck
. . . Gary

g02angel · 03-23-2009, 01:56 AM

Hi Gary

Thank you for your help.
6
I was waiting for someones help ^^

I have not changed settings of the pointer previous to this blinking.

I did try the control panel and changing the settings of the pointer but it is still blinking.

Is anyone aware of a bug that does this?

It blinks with the load icon about 3 times each second.

help !!!

**OldGrayGary** · 03-23-2009, 02:15 AM

Hi again

If it's still pretty close to the day this first appeared, you might be able to restore a saved Registry from a date just earlier than that (hopefully one will be available ... Windows saves 5 by default)

As your computer is powering on, start tapping the F8 key to produce the Safe Mode menu. Then choose "Safe Mode Command Prompt Only", and from the command prompt, type cd\windows\command and press Enter. From that command prompt, type scanreg /restore and press Enter. A good saved Registry will say "started" next to the date. If there's one old enough, it should help reverse the change in your cursors behavior.

Best of luck
. . . Gary

03-21-2009, 07:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
g02angel Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 2 OS: win98	Help!! Blinking Cursor is driving me Crazy My computer shutdown all of a sudden while I was using it. and it restarted by itself. eversince the comp has restarted, I have this permanent blinking cursor. I've tried restarting the comp but it is still blinking. everything works fine. but this blinking cursor wont go away Plz help ~~

03-23-2009, 01:41 AM	#2 (permalink)
OldGrayGary Mentor, Microsoft Support Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Woodland Hills, CA Posts: 2,233 OS: Windows 98se/2000/XP/Vista	Re: Help!! Blinking Cursor is driving me Crazy Hi g02angel Actually, most cursors blink. But I'll imagine that yours may have increased in size or shape and is now more noticeable, or more animated. You can change that behavior with your choices in the Control Panels "mouse" applet, as shown in the followng article --- http://www.waterwheel.com/Guides/tip...the_cursor.htm The article is a little annoying, but it does give the right locations for things. Best of luck . . . Gary __________________

03-23-2009, 01:56 AM	#3 (permalink)
g02angel Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 2 OS: win98	Re: Help!! Blinking Cursor is driving me Crazy Hi Gary Thank you for your help. 6 I was waiting for someones help ^^ I have not changed settings of the pointer previous to this blinking. I did try the control panel and changing the settings of the pointer but it is still blinking. Is anyone aware of a bug that does this? It blinks with the load icon about 3 times each second. help !!!

03-23-2009, 02:15 AM	#4 (permalink)
OldGrayGary Mentor, Microsoft Support Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Woodland Hills, CA Posts: 2,233 OS: Windows 98se/2000/XP/Vista	Re: Help!! Blinking Cursor is driving me Crazy Hi again If it's still pretty close to the day this first appeared, you might be able to restore a saved Registry from a date just earlier than that (hopefully one will be available ... Windows saves 5 by default) As your computer is powering on, start tapping the F8 key to produce the Safe Mode menu. Then choose "Safe Mode Command Prompt Only", and from the command prompt, type cd\windows\command and press Enter. From that command prompt, type scanreg /restore and press Enter. A good saved Registry will say "started" next to the date. If there's one old enough, it should help reverse the change in your cursors behavior. Best of luck . . . Gary __________________