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-Valor-
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States283 Posts
August 03 2010 01:07 GMT
#1
Hi guys,

I've been having this problem with my mouse cursor in starcraft 2 where it glitches and has lines going through the cursor that are messing up the pixels. This only happens after I've been in the game for around 30 minutes and the cursor stays like that after I turn off sc2. The only way I can fix it is by restarting the computer. Is anyone else experiencing this and/or knows how to fix this? I've searched TL but couldn't find anything like this. Thanks.
Pads
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
England3228 Posts
August 03 2010 01:14 GMT
#2
I have this when I have other programs open (msn, wmp etc) and I alt tab. No idea the cause but your not the only one.
#1 Kwanro[saM] fan!
semantics
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
10040 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-08-03 01:18:53
August 03 2010 01:16 GMT
#3
Are you running a ATI 5xxx series, if so it's just a graphic bug caused by ati driver's rolling back to like 9.x will solve it for most ppl. Or update your driver to 10.6 if it's not already there.

http://s284.photobucket.com/albums/ll3/mckie_titus/?action=view&current=M4H00847.flv

Turnings thing off like cursor shadow works for some or using a mouse trail etc. Most ppl who report this have atleast 2 monitors.
-Valor-
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States283 Posts
August 03 2010 01:33 GMT
#4
On August 03 2010 10:16 semantics wrote:
Are you running a ATI 5xxx series, if so it's just a graphic bug caused by ati driver's rolling back to like 9.x will solve it for most ppl. Or update your driver to 10.6 if it's not already there.

http://s284.photobucket.com/albums/ll3/mckie_titus/?action=view&current=M4H00847.flv

Turnings thing off like cursor shadow works for some or using a mouse trail etc. Most ppl who report this have atleast 2 monitors.

How would I "roll back" to 9.x? I saw your video and that's what happens to my cursor. My drivers are updated to 10.6.
semantics
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
10040 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-08-03 02:06:59
August 03 2010 02:05 GMT
#5
http://downloads.guru3d.com/Videocards---ATI-Catalyst-Windows-Vista_c31.html

Just uninstall current ati crap and install older drivers.

Some ppl find 9.4 to be the most stable, but i think the glitch started with 9.11 so i'd try 9.10

Personally i just live with it
dNo_O
Profile Joined November 2008
United States233 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-08-03 02:09:23
August 03 2010 02:07 GMT
#6
my fps freezes when i move my mouse, unless i'm pressing mouse4 while i move my mouse... wtf is going on?

edit: to clarify, if i have fraps running, everything freezes when i move my mouse in a diagonal manner, but horizontally and vertically it just lowers my fps a lot, but if i'm talking at the same time (using push to talk in ventrilo) i suffer no frameloss at all. i have a q6600 nvidia 9800gt and 2gb1066 ram on windows xp.
It is a profitable thing, if one is wise, to seem foolish.
Meta
Profile Blog Joined June 2003
United States6225 Posts
August 03 2010 02:12 GMT
#7
That's been happening to me since January. I just live with it. Tried to solve it by rolling back drivers but I must have messed it up because it still happens (albeit less frequently). Somebody should really tell the guys at ATI about this
good vibes only
-Valor-
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States283 Posts
August 03 2010 02:14 GMT
#8
Yea.. I don't want to mess it up even more... I guess I'll wait for ATI to fix it. :/
t3tsubo
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
Canada682 Posts
August 03 2010 02:50 GMT
#9
ya i have this problem, running a laptop with an ati 5xxx mobile graphics card and doing dual monitors. I just ignore it, or i reboot and it goes away.
semantics
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
10040 Posts
August 03 2010 02:58 GMT
#10
On August 03 2010 11:14 ValorS wrote:
Yea.. I don't want to mess it up even more... I guess I'll wait for ATI to fix it. :/

The problem been around nov/december of 2009.
-Valor-
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States283 Posts
August 03 2010 03:09 GMT
#11
On August 03 2010 11:58 semantics wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 03 2010 11:14 ValorS wrote:
Yea.. I don't want to mess it up even more... I guess I'll wait for ATI to fix it. :/

The problem been around nov/december of 2009.

Or... a very smart guy could post us a solution on this thread. I'm going to try some minor tweaks to fix it.
Chuiu
Profile Blog Joined June 2003
3470 Posts
August 03 2010 03:54 GMT
#12
Load up Screen Magnifier and set it to 100%. It will fix the cursor problem and sometimes you're able to close the program afterwards too and keep it fixed. Otherwise just restart. :/
♞
Gatsu1313
Profile Joined August 2010
1 Post
August 25 2010 05:45 GMT
#13
Hello! I am having a promblem with Starcraft 2. Everything works fine, but the mouse cursor for the game. My mouse moves around on the screen altought I can't see it. This starts when I first log on the site to enter Starcarft 2. I can move my scroll button up and down to find out where my mouse is, but when .Ii get into the game my scroll will not show me where my mouse cursor is. I have tried reloading the game several times, restarting my computer, and downloading it off the web. Any suggestions you have that would let me play Starcraft 2 would greatly be appericated.
lethal111
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Canada460 Posts
August 25 2010 05:50 GMT
#14
I did get that, lol alot of times when i Alt tab
jnay
Profile Joined June 2010
Canada107 Posts
August 25 2010 06:45 GMT
#15
i got this, didn't know starcraft 2 caused it. thanks =D
xira
Profile Joined August 2010
United States20 Posts
August 30 2010 17:25 GMT
#16
yep, i use magnifier minimized until ati figures it out, if ever
Wolf
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Korea (South)3290 Posts
August 30 2010 18:05 GMT
#17
This happens to me all the time. I just tab a few times and it normally fixes itself. If not, I just try to ignore it.
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skullkrack
Profile Joined August 2010
United States1 Post
August 31 2010 02:14 GMT
#18
I have this same problem, wondering if anyone else is using steam as well. Might be caused by the overlay? I have launched SC2 without using steam and it seems to not give me that weird mouse issue where it changes funky cursors over the buildings and adds units to control groups instead of being able to move or build with them. Seems to effect my computer shutting down as well because it lags after the shutdown screen for like 10 min or more and then shuts down. Not an easy fix!
Noxie
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States2227 Posts
August 31 2010 02:44 GMT
#19
Thanks, this helped a friend out.
Noxie
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States2227 Posts
August 31 2010 03:01 GMT
#20
Thanks, this helped a friend out.
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