Cursor FX

Hmm... I notice there aren't any new smilies for the forums. Seems like a pretty easy thing to add-since they were custom made for this site.

That's not why I'm posting though.

Having installed Vista Ultimate tonight (got it for FREE - by the way), I was very impressed with the improvements that Microsoft has made. I have found my computer to be as fast as it is with XP - which I have set up to be able to access via dual-boot.

I was very UNIMPRESSED with CursorFX, which I installed after all available updates for my computer. It installed alright, and applied the chosen cursor. The cursor was HUGE, so I decided to revert to the standard Windows cursor.

NOPE! Couldn't do it with Stardocks program.  So I went into the settings area of the control panel and manually changed the cursor back. That lasted for about a minute, or two - back to the HUGE cursor that was being applied by CursorFX.

Now I have uninstalled CursorFX, and I find myself shaking my head. How in Hell can Stardock offer up such a program, when it doesn't work properly? I don't know. We are into Vista SP1 now, and Stardock STILL doesn't have this program working right. Oh well. It's free...so I shouldn't complain. Read the post by Frogboy...I got it. (Something about bitching about free cocktails...if I remember right).

I had a look at Tweak Vista. That was a big "ho-hum". Nothing that I wanted, everything I didn't.

I haven't tried anything else yet. I'm afraid too. Stardock seems to have an attitude that they can sell gas @ twice the price, while spiking it with salty water. I feel sorry for the people that don't know how to fix what Stardock is screwing up.

Don't get me wrong. I L-O-V-E the new "Impulse" for XP. I do. But CursorFX is not good. It is not a quality program, and I won't be recommending it to my mother.

Now the giggles. Every girl needs a few.   

After I installed this CursorFX program I used the link to find more cursors. I came here, as I expected. I had a look at a few pointers (no pun intended), and went on to sort my results by rating.

I could tell you my opinons about the results I saw. I could tell you my opinions about the greed I've witnessed here. I could tell you about the horrible way people have been treated here on WC for at least the last 6-8 months. I could tell you a lot of things...but it would (and will), result in a bunch of people doing what they do best. Jafo will come up with some sarcastic jab and end it with a   - Spock will come up with something he feels is stellar (in intellectual terms), to what I have said; likely ending it with a    -Zubaz will step up to the plate, trying to minimize the damage that Stardock & WC do to themselves. Of course you will have the ass kisser who will make some statement that shows just how much they are willing to bend over for a good skin, and then the ongoing laughter &  :CONGRAT:'s.

Sort CursorFX skins by "Rating", then look at the dates of skin submission. *gigglz*

All the while Stardock charges more, offers less, and what they offer isn't fit to install (on Vista). Oh, AND criticizes the people who dare to criticize.  Is it any wonder why people aren't submitting many skins, even when the main skinning program has gotten so much easier to use? I don't think so. I've used the new program. I like it. I won't offer anything I've done though. Not here, not on DA, not on SA, etc. etc. - I'm not going to offer anything that helps Stardock make money. Why? They aren't doing anything for me.

I'll pay for the program, and download what I can. But I'm not going to feed the giant any more than that. Stardock is looking out for Stardock. There is nothing wrong with that, but they didn't get here by doing this and they know it.

By the way - MyColors? I'm glad you have corporate backing on this program, but since you said it will be distributed with new pc's, doesn't that make it the same "bundled" software that Frogboy has bitched about? I *seem* to remember him saying something like "stop it. just stop." (referring to bundling software with new computers).

CursorFX is a terrible program. You are doing grave damage to what little good will you have towards your company. If you don't like me saying it publicly, I'm sorry. Unfortunately, I've seen the way you handle your e-mails-from the comments on your forums. They go ignored. Then they get ridiculed when someone makes the issue public.

Thanks for lending me an ear. Please share my gigglz and have a look at the CursorFX offerings. Make sure you sort them by "rating" and look at the date submitted.