disappearing cursor

[embee]

this is my first post on this website.  i have a compaq presario f572us notebook which operates w/windows vista.  when my computer goes on standby (or at times randomly), the cursor disappears.  i have to restart the computer to get the cursor back.  this may (hopefully) be a very dumb question w/ a very easy solution.  anyone have any input??

[Carbon Dudeoxide]

When did this start happening?

Any recent downloads/installs/hardware changes/ect....?

Any error messages?

Does this happen at the same time every time?

[embee]

It has happened since I bought the laptop last year.  It mostly happens if the computer goes on standby and then I start using it again.  Sometimes it just happens.  It has been happening less since I set the display to "never" go off.

[Carbon Dudeoxide]

Take a look at this.

I'm not sure the path for Windows Vista, but this is how to get it with Windows XP:
Start --> Control Panel --> Mouse --> Pointer Options.
Now there should be a check box for 'Show location of pointer when I press the CTRL key'. Tick it.

When the cursor disappears again, see if it can be located.

[Tan_Za]

Its funny because it is true, also make sure that you have not downloaded any thing that could effect the cursor, say like a bad batch file, which edits the cursor setting or something like that.

Tan_Za

[Carbon Dudeoxide]

Its funny because it is true, also make sure that you have not downloaded any thing that could effect the cursor, say like a bad batch file, which edits the cursor setting or something like that.

Tan_Za

What's funny??