Cursor XP

December 23, 2004 7:35 PM from

Just wanted to know about cursor xp packages. The last few times I"ve downloaded them they have just been an assortment of all the cursors that go in a cursor xp package. I just want to know if were supposed to do them ourselves or what? They use to be packaged but now the last few I've downloaded weren't. Are they having trouble with them, or is this how it's going to be from now on..

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Reply #1 December 23, 2004 8:03 PM from

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Sounds like you need to rename the file extension.
Right click the file and select "rename". Replace the .zip part of the file name to .CurXPTheme.

Reply #2 December 23, 2004 9:27 PM from

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I'll try and see what happens..

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Reply #3 December 23, 2004 9:42 PM from

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I still can't get it to work. What happened to the good old days?

Reply #4 December 23, 2004 9:55 PM from

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Can you give me a link to one that doesn't work for you?

Reply #5 December 23, 2004 10:18 PM from

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Link

It's called supernova, and I don't know if I did this right..

Reply #6 December 23, 2004 10:39 PM from

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When I clicked on the download button, it came up as a cursorxp theme file and they loaded and installed correctly

Reply #7 December 23, 2004 10:42 PM from

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Wonder why it doesn't do that for me?

Reply #8 December 23, 2004 10:48 PM from

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Right click/ Save Target As to a temp folder. If it doesn't save with the correct extension, re-associate it using 'open with'

oops........yeah...what K said.....

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Reply #9 December 23, 2004 10:50 PM from

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There's nothing wrong with that cursor theme. I suspect you're suffering the problem some folks have after installing SP2 for XP. Try this....

Step 1. File extension must not be hidden. If you're unsure what that means, open Control Panel > Folder Options > View tab > "Hide extensions for known file types" should be un-checked.

Step 2. Right-click the file and select Rename. Change the zip part of the name to CurXPTheme
If you get a warning about changing the extention, click OK.

Step 3. Double-click the renamed file

Hope that helps.

Reply #10 December 23, 2004 11:26 PM from

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Haven't installed SP2 but I'll try what you said...

Reply #11 December 23, 2004 11:35 PM from

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When I saved target then used open with cursor xp it worked, thanks guys...

Reply #12 December 24, 2004 12:06 AM from

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I don't type fast.......... I keep notes.

Reply #13 December 24, 2004 6:47 AM from

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Pssst....he copy/pastes....evil trick ....but I sussed him out...

Reply #14 January 1, 2005 7:40 PM from

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Thanks that helped for me too

Reply #15 January 2, 2005 7:43 AM from

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copy/pastes

copy/paste or copies/pastes - no?

Reply #16 January 2, 2005 9:07 AM from

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Yeah, yeah. Helped me, too. Thanks Koasati. I like your new icon!

Reply #17 January 2, 2005 4:45 PM from

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Same here. My problem is finally solved.

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