Very big mouse-pointer in Windows 7 Home Basic 64-bit

Anonymous
2009-11-16T19:11:05+00:00

I've had Windows 7 for about 2 weeks now and I'm just loving it. One annoying problem which I'm gonna ask here is that the mouse pointer suddenly becomes very big and it really is a pain since it also becomes big in games etc... I've tried using the Easy of Access in Control Panel by checking the box for extra big mouse pointer, it becomes bigger and after un-checking it the mouse-pointer becomes it's "normal" big size. The only way to solve the problem is a reboot at the moment. Please help me.

I currently have the following machine:

Windows 7 Home Basic 64-bit

Intel i5 2,66GHz processor

Gigabyte P55-UD3R motherboard

Gigabyte HD5770 graphics card

Logitech MX518 Optical Gaming Mouse

Logitech G15 V1.0 Gaming Keyboard

600W PSU

All my drivers are up-to-date and I can't figure out what's causing the problem, it can happen while using Word, playing WoW or just surfing the Internet.

Never had the same problem in any other OS.

P.S. My e-mail address has changed and didn't find a way to change it so I'll come check this post every now and then :)

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Anonymous
2009-12-14T23:06:24+00:00

Hey!

try download this and when finished just double klick it to install.... @BIOS Ver 2.07   3mb   from

http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Support/Motherboard/Utility_List.aspx

after starting the program click "Update Bios from gigabyte server"..and follow instructions..

This updated my bios  from F2 to F4   and the big mouse cursor was gone for good..

hope this helps

So far so good you're method is working for me :) finally something good. 

One thing I have to add that the online update didn't work for me (for reasons unknown, even uninstalled my anti-virus for it) so I'll break it down what I did to make it work in case someone else had the same issues :D

  1. Download @BIOS from Greev84's link
  2. Extract it and run the setup.exe
  3. After installation go to Start -> All Programs -> Gigabyte and right-click @BIOS and choose "Run as Administrator"
  4. Choose Yes in the confirm box
  5. Now you should have @BIOS running :)
  6. Go to Gigabyte's homepage and download your latest BIOS to your specific motherboard (if it is newer than you current which is displayed in @BIOS after "BIOS Sign on Message"

(http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Support/Motherboard/BIOS_List.aspx)

  1. Extract the BIOS into a folder, I created a BIOS folder on the desktop.
  2. Now in @BIOS choose "Update BIOS from File" and navigate to the destination to where you extracted the BIOS you downloaded (in my case Desktop\BIOS)
  3. Double-click on the file which isn't an executable (look at picture). In my case it was the "p55ud3r.f4"-file.
  4. It will display a progress bar which says erasing and writing depending on what it's currently doing.
  5. Reboot and run @BIOS to confirm that the update worked :)

One thing I might add that the two failed times my OS boot was normal speed, but after the BIOS update my OS boot became lightning fast!! :O

http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/5654/bios.jpg

Picture of the file to choose in part 9 for better understanding :)

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  1. Anonymous
    2009-12-08T17:15:58+00:00

    New's from my point. I can now officially confirm that it is an ATI problem, I recently updated my 5770 drivers and during the phase where the screen flicks my mouse pointer turned normal, so I'm 99% sure it's ATI problem. Will try to flash my BIOS now to see if it makes any difference since it seemed to work for some people. Still very annoyed by the whole problem, but I can understand since 7 is brand new as well as the 5770. I'll keep you posted on the BIOS thingy.

    Cheers,

    bubbelibuu

    *after half an hour*

    No luck, can't get the installation to start for the BIOS flashing...

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  2. Anonymous
    2009-12-08T15:58:48+00:00

    happens with xfx 5850 as well. 

    i have a p55-ud4p as well though, and have not had time to update the bios, so I am not sure what the problem is as of yet.

    however, instead of rebooting, try just putting your pc's to sleep , fixes mine everytime it happens, and takes a fraction of the time

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  3. Anonymous
    2009-12-08T13:47:47+00:00

    Hey

    Have you updated you motherboard bios and ATI drivers to the latest?  But yeah, since most of the people here got the same graphics card, it might be easy to conclude that it is some sort of a compatability error with ATI 5770. But we have to consider other factors as well, like maybe some compatibility with some hardware, drivers, updates. So if you have updated everything and still have the problem, its probably something wrong with your hardware or you just have to wait until microsoft or other cooperation makes an update for its specific hardware.

    As I wrote before I Updated my bios from F2 to F4  and the problem seems to have gone away, but it might be differend for other people since my motherboard is a GA-P55-UD4.

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  4. Anonymous
    2009-12-08T01:07:00+00:00

    its most definately the radeon 5770 because i just installed one into my computer and now my mouse is huge ..im sure its the graphics card it is built to go hd and the mouse work against or for some reason..

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