The mouse pointer changes because of a scroll??

Gah...serious come on it cannot be that hard. It is from the software for the mouse whatever it may be that you installed. This is not a Windows thing, it doesn't do the above.

DanshuP said:

MacGyvr said:

It's definitely the software that came with the mouse....what brand is it?

heyy MacGyvr,
no,i have changed several mouses,being acer,hp and i ball.
still the problem persists
thanks for the concern though :)

If the software from the original mouse is still installed, then it wouldn't make any difference which mouse you used.

What is the brand/model of the mouse?
Go to Device Manager, Mice and Other Pointing Devices, HID-Compliant Mouse. Uninstall it with delete driver, reboot, use the generic Windows driver.

I have 1 question and a couple suggestions.

-The strange scroll cursor, does it show up anywhere on your list of pointers?

1. Even I'll be banging my head if this works, but try clicking "Use Defaut" (Control Panel>Mouse>Pointers) & "Apply."
-Also, what happens when you try to change to a different scheme?

2. I second a malware/virsus/etc scan. Just because you didn't knowingly do anything dangerous, doesn't mean there isn't a virus or something around somewhere.

DanshuP what have you tried so far?