even though i have Cursor FX Plus and now it works a bit better with my Windows 7 Home Premium since i changed the compatibility section under Properties to be compatible with Windows Vista, sometimes the cursor goes back to Windows default too. i for example have an external mouse that i use often and let's say i have a Cursor FX Plus cursor and then i touch my Touch Pad on my notebook/laptop by accident, then my cursor goes back to Windows default. then i have to restart Cursor FX Plus control panel and click on Apply twice and i get the cursor back that i had from Cursor FX Plus. so even though Stardock keeps on blaming the people's computers, i still think there is something wrong with CursorFX Plus and its compatibility with Windows 7.

I've had this trouble on a 7 home premium 64-bit system too with the free version.  Usually it froze after adding a cursor (perhaps that it didn't like).  Tonight, however, I installed Intoxica which is a newer theme.  After realizing that it froze, I deleted the theme and started the control panel again.  It froze again (it had never done that before).  So, I found this thread, right-clicked and set to compatibility mode with Vista SP2, opened the control panel, and it DIDN'T freeze!  Hopefully that will solve the issue in the long term.  Thank you!

I have this problem on Vista 64, but this doesn't fix it, looks like a reinstall.

I had the same with the plus version as well under 7 Home Premium 32bit. How I fixed it was load up Impulse then, while right-clicking on CursorFX Plus, also hold down the shift key then click on the verify installation menu option. It told me that there was an update I had missed. after installing the update everything was fine.

Aha! There's your problem!

Probably......

I am so glad I read this post ,,,,,, I was just telling someone today that I miss Cursor.  I will now try some of the suggestions I have read and keep my fingers ++'d !! 

Also a relief (well sort of) that I am not the only one with similar issues.....and how awesome it is when we all join together to discuss and try to reach solutions.

I must say that the skinners are awesome in assisting and I am very grateful to those that have kept me from yanking my hair out or flinging my pc out the window lollllll j/k   

Good Luck and please continue to communicate the issues !!

Elizabeth:karma:

oh and by the way ,,,,,I forgot to ask ,,,,,,,,,does the freeware get updated by Stardock/Wincustomize ?  I purchased Object Desktop for a year and

the cursor fx is included as freeware but I cannot update due to the fact that Stardock will not allow me to unless I purchase.  but I was wondering

if the freeware ever gets updated.  (thinking the answer is no, but wanted to verify it)

thanks again !!

:karma:

ok  I think I found my issue !!  Cursorfx was not associated with any program, so I went to control panel,,and did it and so far

wow my issues are resolved.......now I will need to reload my themes etc.......cya lata !!

Well, I tested my cursors by putting them all into a different folder and replacing by each letter of the alphabet (fairly quick this way).  Turned out that the culprit was the Color+OS pack.  They were the only ones which froze the program.  All others work fine.  My hard drive had recently crashed and the program worked on the old HD and I had an old download of those same cursor+os cursors which caused no problems.  So I tried copying those old ones to the new folder but it also caused it to crash.  I guess Win7 just doesn't like those cursors (I have Win 7 home premium 64 bit).  I have over 200 cursors and this was the only culprit.  Hope this helps.

Yesterday I downloaded 2 cursor sets: Ascari and Centurion.  I really liked the way they looked on the site.  Today, when I went to change cursors, my program froze (it's the free version).  I started at the earlier alphabetical one, Ascari, and the program worked fine.  Then I tried an older cursor, r-grille.  After switching to that cursor, and restarting the program it froze.  So, I switched cursors again manually by clicking the file in windows explorer.  I then removed r-grille and replaced Ascari.  It still froze.  I think both files are corrupt.  Since, I just downloaded Ascari yesterday, I don't think re-downloading it today will fix the problem.  I'll try though because it is a really nice cursor.  I'm wondering if maybe some of the older (pre-04) themes that someone alluded to are somehow causing problems with the newer ones.

Well, I downloaded Ascari a second time and put it in the folder.  No freezing of the program.  Then, I downloaded storm.  Program froze.  Removed storm, still froze.  Removed Ascari, still froze.  I really don't think the problem is any particular cursor but I have no idea what the problem could be.  Any other ideas or do I simply have to go to the themes folder to apply the cursors?  Seems to defeat the purpose of having the program though.

I read some of the more recent posts and followed the advice to set for compatibility with Vista SP2.  I did that and copied all three cursors (r-grille, Ascari, and Storm).  No freezing.  So, the problem does seem to be with the program itself and that it doesn't work with Win7 64 bit.

Yep...XP compatibility mode fixed it alright.  I was having the same problem and now it is running fine.