Default EasyBall and Pointerland Mouse Pointers Unavailable (145704)

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This article was previously published under Q145704

SYMPTOMS

When you start Windows, the Pointerland tool included with the EasyBall may not change the mouse pointer from the default Windows pointer.

This behavior can occur if Pointer.exe is being loaded from the "Load=" line in the Win.ini file.

Remove Pointer.exe from the "Load=" line in the Win.ini file. To do so, follow these steps:

Use any text editor (such as Notepad) to open the Win.ini file in the Windows folder.
Remove any entry containing "Pointer.exe" from the "Load=" line. For example, remove the following entries:
```
    - c:\mouse\pointer.exe
    - c:\msinput\pointer.exe
    - pointer.exe
						
```
NOTE: Do not remove any other entry from the "Load=" line.
Save the Win.ini file and then quit the editor.
Restart your computer.

Modification Type:	Minor	Last Reviewed:	8/17/2005
Keywords:	KB145704