Re: Cursor is a flashing "17"

I know that you have probably checked this, but it's always the easy =
stuff that eludes me until I get the "ah ha!".  Win98 comes with M$ =
Plus! installed, have you tried changing your desktop theme to see if =
the cursor changes along with it as it is supposed to?  I have had in =
the past corrupted themes that somehow "bled" over into other themes, or =
themes only partially install, leaving me with half of one theme & half =
of another.  Also...
Go to start-->settings-->control panel-->mouse   & check your scheme =
setting under the pointers tab.  There should be one marked "Windows =
Standard", try that after checking themes. (Themes found in Control =
Panel, btw). =20
Before completely wiping a drive there are things you can try: you might =
try first going to start-->programs-->accessories-->system =
tools-->system information.  Then select from the tools menu "system =
file checker & registry checker" (one after the other).  If that fails =
to produce the required result, you still don't "have" to wipe the disk =
(yet)...you can do an "overinstall"...Windows98 can be installed over a =
previous installation (you still need the cd-key) & will correct =
problems with some files.
Good luck & I surely HTH,
much alohas from Oahu ...
Lady Wistfulee
--"Tell me and I forget.=20
Show me and I remember.=20
Involve me and I learn."=20

----- Original Message -----=20
From: Rob Bushman <bushman(at)goodnet.com>
To: <hwg-basics(at)hwg.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 04, 1999 3:00 PM
Subject: OT: Cursor is a flashing "17"


The following is "Off topic" (only loosely tied to Web page creation),
if you know the answer, please reply personally (bushman(at)goodnet.com).

This is actually a "little bit" ON topic. My PC at work (the one I do
all my web programming and designing on) is acting strange. The
cursor/pointer has turned into the number "17" and is flashing. I've
never seen this before. The techs came out and scanned it for viruses
and found nothing. Their only solution is to wipe my drive and reload =
everything.

I hate those types of solutions. If they don't know what's going on,
their answer is to wipe everything. Please, if you've run across this
before, let me know.

I am using Windows 98, with 128MB RAM.
--=20
Rob Bushman
Educator/Web Developer
mailto:bushman(at)goodnet.com

"No other success can compensate for failure in the home"
                     -David O. McKay

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