You can change the look of your cursor by choosing from the many static and animated cursors included with Windows NT. The default cursor scheme is Windows Default. To select a different cursor scheme or modify a scheme, use the Cursors icon in the Control Panel window.
To free hard disk space, you can remove the cursor schemes that don't intend to use. For information about removing cursor schemes, see "Changing the Cursor Appearance" in Chapter 5, "Control Panel," in the Windows NT System Guide.
Windows NT includes the following static and animated cursors.
Table 4.1 Cursor (.ANI and .CUR) Files
Filename | Description | Cursor Scheme |
3DGARRO.CUR | Arrow | 3D-Bronze |
3DGMOVE.CUR | Move or size all | 3D-Bronze, Old Fashioned |
3DGNESW.CUR | Sizing arrow pointing northeast to southwest | 3D-Bronze, Dinosaur, Old Fashioned |
3DGNO.CUR | Universal "no" symbol | 3D-Bronze |
3DGNS.CUR | Sizing arrow pointing north to south | 3D-Bronze, Old Fashioned |
3DGNWSE.CUR | Sizing arrow pointing northwest to southeast | 3D-Bronze, Old Fashioned |
3DGWE.CUR | Sizing arrow pointing west to east | 3D-Bronze, Dinosaur, Old Fashioned |
3DSMOVE.CUR | Move or size all | Dinosaur |
3DSNS.CUR | Sizing arrow pointing north to south | Dinosaur |
3DSNWSE.CUR | Sizing arrow pointing northwest to southeast | Dinosaur |
3DWARRO.CUR | Arrow | 3D-White |
3DWMOVE.CUR | Move or size all | 3D-White |
3DWNESW.CUR | Sizing arrow pointing northeast to southwest | 3D-White |
3DWNO.CUR | Universal "no" symbol | 3D-White |
3DWNS.CUR | Sizing arrow pointing north to south | 3D-White |
3DWNWSE.CUR | Sizing arrow pointing northwest to southeast | 3D-White |
3DWWE.CUR | Sizing arrow pointing west to east | 3D-White |
APPSTAR2.ANI | Application starting | 3D-Bronze |
APPSTAR3.ANI | Application starting | 3D-White |
APPSTART.ANI | Application starting | Windows Animated |
BANANA.ANI | No | Dinosaur |
BARBER.ANI | Wait | Old Fashioned |
COIN.ANI | No | Old Fashioned |
COUNTER.ANI | Wait | Variations |
CROSS.CUR | Cross hair | Dinosaur, Variations, Windows Animated |
DINOSAU2.ANI | Wait | Dinosaur |
DINOSAUR.ANI | Application starting | Dinosaur |
DRUM.ANI | Application starting | Conductor |
FILLITUP.ANI | Arrow | Variations |
HAND.ANI | Wait | Hands 1 |
HANDAPST.ANI | Application starting | Hands 1, Hands 2 |
HANDNESW.ANI | Sizing from northeast to southwest | Hands 2 |
HANDNO.ANI | No | Hands 2 |
HANDNS.ANI | Sizing from north to south | Hands 2 |
HANDNWSE.ANI | Sizing from northwest to southeast | Hands 2 |
HANDWAIT.ANI | Wait | Hands 2 |
HANDWE.ANI | Sizing from west to east | Hands 2 |
HARROW.CUR | Arrow | Hands 1, Hands 2, Old Fashioned |
HCROSS.CUR | Cross hair | Hands 1, Hands 2, Old Fashioned |
HIBEAM.CUR | I-beam | Hands 1, Hands 2, Old Fashioned |
HMOVE.CUR | Move or size all | Hands 1, Hands 2 |
HNESW.CUR | Sizing arrow northeast to southwest | Hands 1 |
HNODROP.CUR | Universal "no" symbol | Hands 1 |
HNS.CUR | Sizing arrow pointing north to south | Hands 1 |
HNWSE.CUR | Sizing arrow pointing northwest to southeast | Hands 1 |
HORSE.ANI | Application starting | Old Fashioned |
HOURGLA2.ANI | Wait | 3D-Bronze |
HOURGLA3.ANI | Wait | 3D-White |
HOURGLAS.ANI | Wait | Windows Animated |
HWE.CUR | Wait | Hands 1 |
LAPPSTRT.CUR | Application starting | Magnified |
LARROW.CUR | Arrow | Magnified |
LCROSS.CUR | Cross hair | Magnified |
LIBEAM.CUR | I-beam | Magnified |
LMOVE.CUR | Move or size all | Magnified |
LNESW.CUR | Sizing arrow pointing northeast to southwest | Magnified |
LNODROP.CUR | Universal "no" symbol | Magnified |
LNS.CUR | Sizing arrow pointing north to south | Magnified |
LNWSE.CUR | Sizing arrow pointing northwest to southeast | Magnified |
LWAIT.CUR | Wait | Magnified |
LWE.CUR | Sizing arrow pointing west to east | Magnified |
METRONOM.ANI | Wait | Conductor |
PIANO.ANI | No | Conductor |
RAINBOW.ANI | Arrow | Windows Animated |
RAINDROP.ANI | Application starting | Variations |
SIZENESW.ANI | Sizing arrow pointing northeast to southwest | Variations, Windows Animated |
SIZENS.ANI | Sizing arrow pointing north to south | Variations, Windows Animated |
SIZENWSE.ANI | Sizing arrow pointing northwest to southeast | Variations, Windows Animated |
SIZEWE.ANI | Sizing arrow pointing west to east | Variations, Windows Animated |
STOPWTCH.ANI | Stopwatch | N/A |
VANISHER.ANI | Vanishing arrow | N/A |
WAGTAIL.ANI | No | Variations |