new to XP

Doug Seymour · Post by **Doug Seymour** » 13 May 2005 5:43 pm

Help.....I'm too old for this! Somehow I goofed
and made the curser way too fat! I must need my head examined, 'cause I think I did it.....should know better by now! Anyway I can't seem to find a way of setting back to the regular cursor......I know, if it ain't broke don't fix it! Don't know how I changed it, much less why? Any of you gurus got the answer?

Jim Peters · Post by **Jim Peters** » 13 May 2005 7:07 pm

Hey Doug, do this:
Start
Control Panel
Mouse
Pointers

Pick the one you want!(normal select)

Jim P(shared pretzels with you in St. Louis)

Jack Stoner · Post by **Jack Stoner** » 14 May 2005 2:15 am

Doug, if you screw something up, XP has a built in "System Restore" function that can, in most cases, bring your PC back to how it was before it had whatever changed.

There are several ways to access System Restore, the easiest way is to click Start/All Programs/Accessories/System Tools.

As I do part-time PC support/repair I've been able to use it and make me look like "supertech" to my customers. It won't solve all problems, but it is a handy tool. Some programs or program updates will automatically create a system restore point, but I always manually set a system restore point before installing a new program or doing a program update - that way if it messes up the PC I can use the System Restore if needed to get my PC back to the way it was before it was installed.

Doug Seymour · Post by **Doug Seymour** » 14 May 2005 4:31 am

Thanks, Jack & Jim.....Jim I think those were your pretzels, too, weren't they? Jack, I used system restore once already to fix another problem. Neat fix, thanks.