• I’ve seen comments and received mails from just a few folks who are having trouble with the zip file or setting up the cursors themselves. Therefore, I’ll try to go into some detail here for those of you who need the help. First of all, you’ll need a zip program to uncompress the file. Here’s the latest version of Winzip. Now, make sure you’re using Windows. Sorry, these files won’t work on anything but a Windows-based PC. It’s been years since I used Win 3.1, so if anyone has instructions for setting these up in there, let me know. These instructions are for Windows 95/NT only:

• Unzip the file using the program you downloaded.
• Use Windows Explorer to cut and paste the files from where you unzipped them to into your C:WindowsCursors directory.
• Under your Control Panel, select Mouse, and Pointers.
• You’ll see a list of all the different pointers and their corresponding events (busy, normal, etc…). I use the Jay and Silent Bob cursors for the two different busy states (background and busy).

Sorry if this is still too vague, I was never good at explaining PC stuff, really. I always take for granted the things that people know just because I do. If you need further instructions, drop me a line.

Oh, and as for all the problems that some of you running at lower color depths and such have been having…Never fear! Steve’s put Cursors Askew online for all your cursor and graphic needs. There you can find different versions of the cursors that will look good for all configurations, plus a few more nice surprises as well.