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
    2009-12-15T04:57:09+00:00

    I just abused the ____ out of L4D2 by switching between windows and exitting and re-launching the game in an attempt to induce the "oversized mouse pointer" problem... Before the BIOS update, this was almost guaranteed to cause this problem... So far, it has not yet occured.. I recently updated my ATI drivers (Radeon 5770 Saphirre) and still got the same problem so I came back to this site..... Thank you for your help Greev and bubble...

    -skarface

    Windows 7 x64

    GA-P55-UD4P

    ATI Radeon 5770 Saphirre

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  2. Anonymous
    2009-12-14T11:22:33+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

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  3. Anonymous
    2009-12-14T01:25:51+00:00

    +Gigabyte P55-UD4P

    • ATI Radeon Sapphire 5770
    • Windows 7 here...

    I have the same problem whenever I'm playing L4D2 and exit from the game.. my cursor is massive, like zoomed in.. Please someone help..

    kivaturi can you please follow up... or provide some solid instructions for n00bZ

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  4. Anonymous
    2009-12-09T17:18:36+00:00

    I updated the bios using the gigabyte bios tool but it didnt fix the problem for me, cursor still enlarges. p55-UD3-f3. Maybe i did it wrong by using the Bios tool?

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