SMS: PowerPoint Loses Cursor When PCMWIN16 Is Loaded

• Microsoft Systems Management Server, versions 1.0, 1.1, and 1.2
• Microsoft PowerPoint, versions 4.0, 95, and 97

SYMPTOMS

If Package Command Manager (Pcmwin16.exe) is running and a new or existing PowerPoint presentation is being edited, the mouse cursor may disappear from the PowerPoint window but still show when moved to the taskbar, desktop, or another window. Although the mouse is invisible, it may still work (and reappear when you select something in the PowerPoint window). However, in most cases, you must shut down PowerPoint to get the mouse to reappear.

CAUSE

The Package Command Manager Polling interval interferes with the ShowCursor routines within PowerPoint.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server versions 1.0, 1.1, and 1.2. This problem was corrected in the latest Microsoft Systems Management Server 1.2 U.S. Service Pack. For information on obtaining the service pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

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