How to change your mouse pointer without any downloads
Contributed by risherz 
Tagged: Windows Tired with the same old boring mouse pointer in Windows XP. Then why not change it to something more interesting all for free, without any downloads!
Changing the mouse pointer is fairly easy:
1. Click on Start on the Taskbar
2. Then click on Control Panel
3. After that click on Printers and Other Hardware
4. Then on Mouse under the “Or pick a Control Panel icon”
5. In the windows that pops-up go to the Pointer Tab
6. Now you can choose from the various schemes that are available.
To mix and match your own pointers:
1. Click on the pointer that you want to change
2. Then click on the Browse button
3. Choose your pointer
4. Click on OK
After you are done choosing the best pointer for you then just click on OK.
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honey said on November 13, 2008
i cant change. i dont know.
DOESNTWORK said on March 31, 2009
Well there is add hardware button and printer and Faxes button…. doesnt work
Eric said on May 6, 2009
Simply use Control Panel/Mouse and select the Pointers tab.
star said on May 7, 2009
thanks it worked!!
HEHEH said on May 15, 2009
do i have to restart the computer??
HEHEH said on May 15, 2009
this is AWESOME!!!!
Audrey said on May 17, 2009
i cant find the pick a control panel icon
harrison thornton said on May 21, 2009
how do you get the cool ones like the ones ubove
Nobody said on June 18, 2009
Thanks! That was easy :)
Harrison Thornton- there are only a few plain styles to choose from. You have to download the fancy kinds.
Anonymous said on September 7, 2009
i noe ald la!!! ==
skulllady said on January 23, 2010
cant open my mouse pointers it says the rundell32 is not working what sure i do
Tegan Griffiths said on February 23, 2010
This does work
Anonymous said on February 24, 2010
this does not work you here me does not work lie lie lie dont go to this web site
Anonymous said on April 2, 2010
Cool, it worked
Anonymous said on April 9, 2010
what if i have a mac ………. how do i change it
Anonymous said on April 14, 2010
im kinda confused with the mouse.i cant find pointer tab?
Anonymous said on April 14, 2010
where is the pointers tab
jenny said on May 22, 2010
thanks, it helped a lot
jenny said on May 22, 2010
um, it not working now;
jenny said on May 22, 2010
it not working right;
Crystal said on June 8, 2010
I can change really it is so nice but I would like an fairy.
Crystal said on June 8, 2010
No you do not need too. But do you know how to get a fairy want?
joyce said on June 12, 2010
ok
Adamsakhri said on July 16, 2010
lol
sweetest pal said on August 15, 2010
there’s no buton like that just click on mouse then pointers and ten browse choose the ones u like. simple
Victor kim said on November 9, 2010
i know it now your supose to click on control panel then go to mouse then click on pointer then press brouze and u can pick so many kind of mouse pointer then press open then press aplly then press ok then u get the mouse pointer and u can change it back to!!!
Eee768 said on November 11, 2010
coool now i know how to awesome!
rachana kaza said on December 14, 2010
It’s too easy
Yeah…yeah… Thanks
Bob said on February 19, 2011
where
Bob said on February 19, 2011
where is the start buttom ahh!!
Bob said on February 19, 2011
how do u do it then??
HateMeJanX said on March 2, 2011
HOW? CAN YOU TEACH ME HOW TO CHANGE?
Comment back said on March 6, 2011
where is the start button
TILNATIOR1243 said on March 9, 2011
WHERE THE HECK DO YOU GO???
Tomi said on March 16, 2011
this is the stupidest thing EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Julie said on March 22, 2011
rubbish
Cash?? said on March 23, 2011
i have a laptop how can u people do it???????????
Cash?? said on March 23, 2011
thank u i finially got it!!!!:)
Chamber said on March 27, 2011
thanks
DD said on May 31, 2011
thanks that work
Anonymous said on June 24, 2011
How to change my mouse pointer without any downloads?I want to change my mouse pointer.
Anonymous said on July 13, 2011
This is very nice article. It shows that how can you change mouse pointer without any downloads. You will get many mouse pointers by using this procedure.
yasmine said on November 10, 2011
this does work thank you
bob said on January 11, 2012
This works, it’s not a lie, it’s in the microsoft system, it’s not a cheat. It works! Mine is a banana!