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RDP to VMware host running an XP guest: Invisible Mouse Cursor on Text Editors

Posted by jpluimers on 2010/08/06

Scenario is this;

  1. RDP into a host running VMware
  2. Use the VMware client to run XP as guest
  3. Hover the mouse over a text editor
  4. The mouse cursor becomes invisible

I have seen it happen under these circumstances:

  1. RDP guest is Vista x86 or Windows 7 x64
  2. RDP host is the VMware host
  3. The RDP/VMware host OS is Windows 7 x64
  4. VMware is either retail or player
  5. Guest is Windows XP x86

It might happen under a broader set of circumstances, but the above is what I have seen happening.

This  VMware Communities: Invisible Mouse Cursor on Text Editors … thread (that has a different host configuration: Vista) comes up with 2 different solutions that both work:

  1. Make your Windows XP mouse scheme the “Windows Black (system scheme)”
  2. Put the Windowx XP video hardware acceleration one position below maximum

I’ve opted for 1. because 2. impacts speed too much.

–jeroen

via: VMware Communities: Invisible Mouse Cursor on Text Editors ….

This entry was posted on 2010/08/06 at 06:00 and is filed under Power User, VMware, Windows, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

7 Responses to “RDP to VMware host running an XP guest: Invisible Mouse Cursor on Text Editors”

  1. Windows 8.1 on VMware ESXi 5.1: Minimize/Maximize/Close buttons are invisible but functional « The Wiert Corner – irregular stream of stuff said

    2014/04/25 at 15:22

    […] the solution choose the “Windows Black (system scheme)” for mouse cursor mentioned in RDP to VMware host running an XP guest: Invisible Mouse Cursor on Text Editors works […]

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  2. Mouse cursor sometimes invisible when running an XP guest in VMware Workstation/Player: Invisible Mouse Cursor on Text Editors « The Wiert Corner – irregular stream of Wiert stuff « The Wiert Corner – irregular stream of Wiert stuff said

    2011/09/30 at 06:00

    […] The  RDP to VMware host running an XP guest: Invisible Mouse Cursor on Text Editors problem is not limited to RDP-ing into the VMware host, but also happens on some hosts themselves (including my ThinkPad W701 running Windows 7 x64). […]

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  3. Josef's avatar

    Josef said

    2011/09/27 at 10:53

    Same problem with Windows 7 guest system. Solution works here as wll :-) Thank you!

    Reply
  4. jane's avatar

    jane said

    2010/09/15 at 16:22

    All these issues are important, and that’s why I just started blogging a while ago and it feels great

    Reply
  5. Thomas's avatar

    Thomas said

    2010/09/10 at 12:36

    Great info mate. This one’s been bugging me for quite a while now. I too have gone with the black mouse system scheme.

    Reply

  6. Mouse pointer disappears, when over textboxes or texteditor in VMWare « Knowledgebase said

    2010/08/27 at 08:33

    […] I found the solution at: https://wiert.wordpress.com/2010/08/06/rdp-to-vmware-host-running-an-xp-guest-invisible-mouse-cursor-… […]

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  7. Internet Streaming Host's avatar

    Internet Streaming Host said

    2010/08/09 at 21:05

    Great info and a great theme too, I use this one on several sites! Keep up the great work!

    Reply

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