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Turns out that the NVidia version is already that latest one you recommended. I've just had another 'random' mouse cursor loss, with CTRL ALT DEL ineffective.
Processor | Intel Core i7-13700 PL2 150W |
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Motherboard | MSI Z790 Gaming Plus WiFi |
Cooling | Cooler Master Hyper 212 Halo Black |
Memory | G Skill F5-6800J3446F48G 96GB kit |
Video Card(s) | Gigabyte Radeon RX 9070 GAMING OC 16G |
Storage | 970 EVO NVMe 500GB, WD850N 2TB |
Display(s) | Samsung 28” 4K monitor |
Case | Corsair iCUE 4000D RGB AIRFLOW |
Audio Device(s) | EVGA NU Audio, Edifier Bookshelf Speakers R1280 |
Power Supply | TT TOUGHPOWER GF A3 Gold 1050W |
Mouse | Logitech G502 Hero |
Keyboard | Logitech G G413 Silver |
Software | Windows 11 Professional v24H2 |
There a setting in the mouse control panel to hide the cursor when you’re typing. Have you tried turning it off?On a number of occasions now, I have lost the mouse cursor; and CTRL ALT DEL was ineffective. Rebooting is enough to fix the problem 'for the rest of the day'. It occurs soon after the first bootup of the day, and often when replying to an email (in Windows Live mail) or to a forum thread (in Firefox v50). Telling me that they are both obsolete programs does NOT advance my cause - after all, those programs serve me OK for the rest of the day.
Processor | Intel Core i7-13700 PL2 150W |
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Motherboard | MSI Z790 Gaming Plus WiFi |
Cooling | Cooler Master Hyper 212 Halo Black |
Memory | G Skill F5-6800J3446F48G 96GB kit |
Video Card(s) | Gigabyte Radeon RX 9070 GAMING OC 16G |
Storage | 970 EVO NVMe 500GB, WD850N 2TB |
Display(s) | Samsung 28” 4K monitor |
Case | Corsair iCUE 4000D RGB AIRFLOW |
Audio Device(s) | EVGA NU Audio, Edifier Bookshelf Speakers R1280 |
Power Supply | TT TOUGHPOWER GF A3 Gold 1050W |
Mouse | Logitech G502 Hero |
Keyboard | Logitech G G413 Silver |
Software | Windows 11 Professional v24H2 |
It’s turned on by default. I thought turning it off would change the issue with the missing cursor. I’ve had a failing graphics card or drivers cause artifacts or the missing cursor.I had not hidden the cursor when typing, but the setting was already for that.
System Name | Quantumville™ |
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Processor | Intel Core i7-2700K @ 4GHz |
Motherboard | Asus P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 |
Cooling | Noctua NH-D14 |
Memory | 16GB (2 x 8GB Corsair Vengeance Black DDR3 PC3-12800 C9 1600MHz) |
Video Card(s) | MSI RTX 2080 SUPER Gaming X Trio |
Storage | Samsung 850 Pro 256GB | WD Black 4TB | WD Blue 6TB |
Display(s) | ASUS ROG Strix XG27UQR (4K, 144Hz, G-SYNC compatible) | Asus MG28UQ (4K, 60Hz, FreeSync compatible) |
Case | Cooler Master HAF 922 |
Audio Device(s) | Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty PCIe |
Power Supply | Corsair AX1600i |
Mouse | Microsoft Intellimouse Pro - Black Shadow |
Keyboard | Yes |
Software | Windows 10 Pro 64-bit |
'why you won't upgrade your operating system and Firefox' - I have done so, and told you I even used it 'a little while ago' for an app that requires more RAM than x32 allows - I have it available for when I need it.
'unless you have a very special use case, which seems unlikely. Do you?' I do. I have a vast amount of 'documentation' in WordPerfectforDOS that is easier to access from my retro system than from the x64. WordPerfectforDOS is a text editor that has a unique (and valuable) function called UNDELETE, which is JUST that, and not the UNDO that other programs offer. It also has a KEY-TRIGGERED 'switch documents' function, that is also unique, and which I value. If if can not do something in WordPerfectforDOS which MSWORD can, then I use MSWORD.
The old Firefox allows me to continue to run a very functional video downloader, which a later Firefox will not let me.
The features for which you recommend the latest software and hardware are of no interest to me, whereas the 'old ones' are.
My 64bit system can not 'see' an external HDD with software backups, which my 32bit has no trouble in accessing.
The mail system of Win10 is not TO ME as user-friendly as the obsolete Windows Live Mail which can no longer be installed.
I have tried to install that NVidea driver on a clone of my system - to see first whether it would succeed before 'contaminating' my actual system. Partway through the installation, it gave a popup saying "No suitable graphics devices found", yet continued on till the end. So I do not know if it got installed. There is probably somewhere that I can check that, and you might be able to tell me where to look.
Ok, so it looks like you have a special case for running 32-bit Windows as the functionality of some old programs is important to you and I can understand that.Turns out that the NVidia version is already that latest one you recommended. I've just had another 'random' mouse cursor loss, with CTRL ALT DEL ineffective.
System Name | Rainbow Sparkles (Power efficient, <350W gaming load) |
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Processor | Ryzen R7 5800x3D (Undervolted, 4.45GHz all core) |
Motherboard | Asus x570-F (BIOS Modded) |
Cooling | Alphacool Apex UV - Alphacool Eisblock XPX Aurora + EK Quantum ARGB 3090 w/ active backplate |
Memory | 2x32GB DDR4 3600 Corsair Vengeance RGB @3866 C18-22-22-22-42 TRFC704 (1.4V Hynix MJR - SoC 1.15V) |
Video Card(s) | Galax RTX 3090 SG 24GB: Underclocked to 1700Mhz 0.750v (375W down to 250W)) |
Storage | 2TB WD SN850 NVME + 1TB Sasmsung 970 Pro NVME + 1TB Intel 6000P NVME USB 3.2 |
Display(s) | Phillips 32 32M1N5800A (4k144), LG 32" (4K60) | Gigabyte G32QC (2k165) | Phillips 328m6fjrmb (2K144) |
Case | Fractal Design R6 |
Audio Device(s) | Logitech G560 | Corsair Void pro RGB |Blue Yeti mic |
Power Supply | Fractal Ion+ 2 860W (Platinum) (This thing is God-tier. Silent and TINY) |
Mouse | Logitech G Pro wireless + Steelseries Prisma XL |
Keyboard | Razer Huntsman TE ( Sexy white keycaps) |
VR HMD | Oculus Rift S + Quest 2 |
Software | Windows 11 pro x64 (Yes, it's genuinely a good OS) OpenRGB - ditch the branded bloatware! |
Benchmark Scores | Nyooom. |
in all honesty, those tweaks you've done are likely what led to the cursor breaking.'I advise you to grab a spare SSD / HDD and install Windows 10 64-bit on it fresh' I already have an x64V21h1 on SSD - but only use it when I need to - that is even less, now that an upgrade to Bluestacks has enabled running Signal in x32. I WILL upgrade x64's NVidia to v466.77 (if it's not already at that version). Testing is difficult because the loss of mouse cursor is, as far as I know, totally random, and requires much time spent using it - I don't have a long-duration need for x64.
I would be quite interested in running the x323 in a virtual machine if I could clone it in to that. Starting from scratch is out of the question, since I have been tweaking x32 and its programs for years. That would be too massive a job for so little reward.
System Name | Quantumville™ |
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Processor | Intel Core i7-2700K @ 4GHz |
Motherboard | Asus P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 |
Cooling | Noctua NH-D14 |
Memory | 16GB (2 x 8GB Corsair Vengeance Black DDR3 PC3-12800 C9 1600MHz) |
Video Card(s) | MSI RTX 2080 SUPER Gaming X Trio |
Storage | Samsung 850 Pro 256GB | WD Black 4TB | WD Blue 6TB |
Display(s) | ASUS ROG Strix XG27UQR (4K, 144Hz, G-SYNC compatible) | Asus MG28UQ (4K, 60Hz, FreeSync compatible) |
Case | Cooler Master HAF 922 |
Audio Device(s) | Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty PCIe |
Power Supply | Corsair AX1600i |
Mouse | Microsoft Intellimouse Pro - Black Shadow |
Keyboard | Yes |
Software | Windows 10 Pro 64-bit |
I still maintain that you should go for a setup similar to what I suggested. There are tools out there that can convert an installation into one that can run in a VM, avoiding that rebuild. I don't know any off the top of my head, but it can be done - others might be able to chip in with suggestions. You've got a very awkward problem here, as Mussels said:'I advise you to grab a spare SSD / HDD and install Windows 10 64-bit on it fresh' I already have an x64V21h1 on SSD - but only use it when I need to - that is even less, now that an upgrade to Bluestacks has enabled running Signal in x32. I WILL upgrade x64's NVidia to v466.77 (if it's not already at that version). Testing is difficult because the loss of mouse cursor is, as far as I know, totally random, and requires much time spent using it - I don't have a long-duration need for x64.
I would be quite interested in running the x323 in a virtual machine if I could clone it in to that. Starting from scratch is out of the question, since I have been tweaking x32 and its programs for years. That would be too massive a job for so little reward.
in all honesty, those tweaks you've done are likely what led to the cursor breaking.
System Name | Quantumville™ |
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Processor | Intel Core i7-2700K @ 4GHz |
Motherboard | Asus P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 |
Cooling | Noctua NH-D14 |
Memory | 16GB (2 x 8GB Corsair Vengeance Black DDR3 PC3-12800 C9 1600MHz) |
Video Card(s) | MSI RTX 2080 SUPER Gaming X Trio |
Storage | Samsung 850 Pro 256GB | WD Black 4TB | WD Blue 6TB |
Display(s) | ASUS ROG Strix XG27UQR (4K, 144Hz, G-SYNC compatible) | Asus MG28UQ (4K, 60Hz, FreeSync compatible) |
Case | Cooler Master HAF 922 |
Audio Device(s) | Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty PCIe |
Power Supply | Corsair AX1600i |
Mouse | Microsoft Intellimouse Pro - Black Shadow |
Keyboard | Yes |
Software | Windows 10 Pro 64-bit |
System Name | ✨ Lenovo M75q-1 [Tiny] |
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Cooling | ⚠️ 78,08% N² ⌬ 20,95% O² ⌬ 0,93% Ar ⌬ 0,04% CO² |
Display(s) | DELL S2722DGM |
Audio Device(s) | ◐◑ AKG K702 ⌬ FiiO E10K Olympus 2 |
Mouse | ✌️ Corsair M65 RGB Elite [Black] ⌬ Endgame Gear MPC-890 Cordura |
Keyboard | ⌨ Turtle Beach Impact 500 |
Software | Windows 11 Pro (Debloated) |
System Name | Blackbelt 2 |
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Processor | AMD FX 8350 |
Motherboard | ASUS M5A99FX PRO R 2.0 |
Cooling | Cooler Master Hyper TX3 evo |
Memory | 8GB Corsair Value Select DDR3 |
Video Card(s) | ASUS R7260X DC2OC 2GB |
Storage | INTEL 530 series SSD 120 GB, Seagate Barracuda 1 TB 7200 RPM |
Display(s) | DELL ST 2240L |
Case | Cooler Master Elite 311 |
Power Supply | CORSAIR VS Series 550W |
Software | Windows 7 Ultimate 64 Bit |
Benchmark Scores | 3DMark 11 6532 |
Did you try disabling hardware acceleration in firefox?...I think some recommendations in this thread are pretty overkill. Kinda like tearing down the house because a door is squeaking.
@OP: I have personally a similar problem like you, but it isn't affecting my mouse, it's affecting my keyboard. It also only happens (randomly) when trying post a comment at TPU forums. Haven't noticed it somewhere else happening. The way it goes: logging in, trying to write a comment, and all keys stopped working before the first letter is drawn. ESC does nothing. Keyboard from there also doesn't work anymore in the Explorer or Windows search bar. Only the task manager can still be opened with STRG+ALT+DEL. It only happens (randomly) once a day & is fixed after reboot.
I suspect it either a Windows bug, a bug in Firefox or there is some shady thing going on on the TPU servers. The warning message from some weeks ago after login @tPU about hacked user accounts comes to my mind. Maybe the admins should have a look into it. It's pretty annoying, but I personally wouldn't pu too much into it. Reinstalling Win is too much imo. Most likely it's a Windows or Firefox
bug, which will get fixed by an update.
For the info, I am running a stock office machine, bios, OS, drivers & software up to date. No fancy mods.
Rig: LENOVO M700 Tiny
Keyboard: TurtleBeach Impact 500 (stock Windows drivers)
OS: Win10 Pro (20H2) x64
Kaspersky AV: no detections
MBam: no detections
Spybot: no detections
Browser: Firefox (89.0 / x64)
System Name | RyzenGtEvo/ Asus strix scar II |
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Processor | Amd R5 5900X/ Intel 8750H |
Motherboard | Crosshair hero8 impact/Asus |
Cooling | 360EK extreme rad+ 360$EK slim all push, cpu ek suprim Gpu full cover all EK |
Memory | Gskill Trident Z 3900cas18 32Gb in four sticks./16Gb/16GB |
Video Card(s) | Asus tuf RX7900XT /Rtx 2060 |
Storage | Silicon power 2TB nvme/8Tb external/1Tb samsung Evo nvme 2Tb sata ssd/1Tb nvme |
Display(s) | Samsung UAE28"850R 4k freesync.dell shiter |
Case | Lianli 011 dynamic/strix scar2 |
Audio Device(s) | Xfi creative 7.1 on board ,Yamaha dts av setup, corsair void pro headset |
Power Supply | corsair 1200Hxi/Asus stock |
Mouse | Roccat Kova/ Logitech G wireless |
Keyboard | Roccat Aimo 120 |
VR HMD | Oculus rift |
Software | Win 10 Pro |
Benchmark Scores | laptop Timespy 6506 |
System Name | ✨ Lenovo M75q-1 [Tiny] |
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Cooling | ⚠️ 78,08% N² ⌬ 20,95% O² ⌬ 0,93% Ar ⌬ 0,04% CO² |
Display(s) | DELL S2722DGM |
Audio Device(s) | ◐◑ AKG K702 ⌬ FiiO E10K Olympus 2 |
Mouse | ✌️ Corsair M65 RGB Elite [Black] ⌬ Endgame Gear MPC-890 Cordura |
Keyboard | ⌨ Turtle Beach Impact 500 |
Software | Windows 11 Pro (Debloated) |
System Name | Blackbelt 2 |
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Processor | AMD FX 8350 |
Motherboard | ASUS M5A99FX PRO R 2.0 |
Cooling | Cooler Master Hyper TX3 evo |
Memory | 8GB Corsair Value Select DDR3 |
Video Card(s) | ASUS R7260X DC2OC 2GB |
Storage | INTEL 530 series SSD 120 GB, Seagate Barracuda 1 TB 7200 RPM |
Display(s) | DELL ST 2240L |
Case | Cooler Master Elite 311 |
Power Supply | CORSAIR VS Series 550W |
Software | Windows 7 Ultimate 64 Bit |
Benchmark Scores | 3DMark 11 6532 |