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Customize your Windows Vista cursor
Created: 10/16/2008
Video description: Make your cursor do amazing tricks you never thought possible with this free download.

Customize your Windows Vista cursor Video Transcript

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>> Hey everyone, I'm Molly Wood, and here's a quick tip for customizing your Windows Vista cursor. ^M00:00:04 [ Background music ] Thanks to CNET forums moderator, John Wilkinson [assumed spelling], for this tip. There are lots more to be found at forums.cnet.com. Okay, now Stardock makes a free program called CursorFX. It used to be called cursor XP, if you were a fan of it back in the day. This version works in both Vista and XP. You can find it at cnetdownload.com, and once you've installed it, you can download hundreds of different types of cursors, even smooth out your cursors movements so it's easier to follow. You can give your cursor various effects for certain actions, like right clicking, or little trails when you move around the page. You can even build your own cursors or download more from the wincustomize.com site. Just try to use restraint people. You'll never work done if you're doing this all day. Woo. I'm Molly Wood from CNET.com. Have fun and you're welcome. ^M00:00:56 [ Music ]

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