How to: Use animated cursors.
Solution:
Double-click the 'Mouse' icon in 'Control Panel', click the 'Pointers' tab, and select the animated cursors.
1) Click the 'Start' button to display the 'Start' menu.
2) Select 'Settings' and select 'Control Panel'. (The 'Control Panel' window appears.)
'Control Panel'
3) Double-click the 'Mouse' icon. (The 'Mouse Properties' dialog box appears.)
'Mouse' icon
4) Click the 'Pointers' tab.
5) Select the section to be animated from the pointer description list.
Pointer description list
6) Click 'Browse...' to display a list of available pointers and cursors. (These cursors are usually in the C:\Windows directory or a subdirectory of Windows.)
NOTE: If the cursors are not displayed, open the folder in the C:\Windows directory containing the cursors.
7) Select 'Animated Cursors (*.ani)' from the 'Files of type' drop-down list box.
'Files of type' drop-down list box
NOTE: 'Animated Cursors (*.ani)' may not be available, depending on the systems resources specific to the user's computer. Select 'All Files' to view *.ANI files.
8) Select the desired cursor from the list. (The cursor name appears in the 'File name' box and the cursor appears in the 'Preview' box.)
9) Click 'Open' to return to the 'Mouse Properties' dialog box.
10) Repeat steps 4) through 9) for every cursor to be changed.
11) Click 'Apply'.
12) Click 'OK'.
13) (Optional) Before exiting the 'Mouse Properties' dialog box, save the new settings as a scheme:
a) Click 'Save As...' from the 'Scheme' section.
b) Type a name for the scheme.
c) Click 'OK'.
