NOW AVAILABLE: CursorFX 4 - Customize the Windows Mouse Cursor

Purchased it today but surprised to find that the Effects & Trails are EMPTY "Nothing to apply!!!!How is that they not tested before release?Also BIG problem here All my Animated Cursors that was working perfectly with CFX Plus now they are extremely heavy and not usable.PLEASE reply and take a look at the empty Effects & Trails.

Thank in advance

Wanted to download it, but it's missing from Object Desktop on my computer. I have the latest software, and I've enabled "show betas", so I don't know what's going on.

Added to Object Desktop--Cool!  

im not going to buy it until everything is actually working like the version i have now.....

I uninstall my CursorFX version 2.16 to install the new one with my Object desktop subscription. 

First  think that happened is that i could not resize my actall cursor. the configure box cursor resizes but my desktop pointer is really small at 2160p.

Second think that happens after i reboot. when i sign into my window 8 account. I only see the default microsoft cursor. no custom cursor that I had applied. When I try to bring up my object dock my PC freezes and I have to cold reboot to get back to uninstalling the new cursorFX

I'm glad I have sworn off betas. Even releases I will avoid until I see that everyone is ok with it.

All Animated Cursors still not usable unlike version 2.16 everything was working extremely smoother than this release 

PLEASE PLEASE take a look at animated cursors and try to make them run smoothly exactly like you did with CursorFx 2.16

There was an issue with the initially released version - it was fixed an hour after.  If you download / install again, effects and trails will be there.

Sorry for the confusion.

Sean Drohan
Stardock Support Manager

I already installed the new version 4.3 and yes Effects & Trails are there now but my big problem now is the animated cursors that are extremely very heavy to use at the end i uninstalled CursorFx 4 because i purchased many animated cursors and i should use them and Re installed the OLD v2.16 again until you find a solution to fix CFX 4  

What does this mean, 'heavy to use'?

Sean Drohan
Stardock Support Manager

Sorry for my bad English. When i said heavy i meant that the animated cursors are not usable when i install an animated cursor the movements are extremely slow and lag  even when i return to the default Windows pointer by pressing Ctrl+Shift+C it take a while to do also the sound effects with the animated  cursors are heard after very long time when i click on anything.So i sadly returned to version 2.16 since i have no issues using it. Again sorry for my bad English.

Thank you!

Can you post your PC specifications - CPU speed, the quantity of cores, memory?

Sean Drohan
Stardock Support Manager

First.Thanks for the fast replies!!! Specs:CPU Core i7 950, GPU GTX 760 4GB,RAM 12 GB KingStone HyperX

And like i said before,There was no issues with animated cursors in version 2.16 so what happened in the new one?

Do you want me to record a video for the issue and send link to you?

Please.

On my own, 4 core box, while there is a slight uptick (not unexpected) in CPU usage, it is not noticeable nor is there a performance hit.

https://cdn.stardock.us/support/uploads/2020-04-09_13-33-26.mp4

How many CPU cores does your PC have:

If it is noticeably sluggish, I wonder if you have another 3rd party app that may be conflicting with CursorFX.  Have you tried a clean boot - then only trying CFX after?

https://www.thewindowsclub.com/what-is-clean-boot-state-in-windows

Sean Drohan
Stardock Support Manager

I installed this latest version and using animated cursors but, disappointed in it. I think this has made my computer slower and I sometimes have to mouse click 2 or even 3 times for the click action takes effect. I'll use it for some more time, but not happy with it at the moment.

I clicked on the link, and it updated object desktop, but it is missing, why won't someone help us with this?

Hello,
Sorry to hear you are having issues. Need to know what Windows version are you running?

Thanks

Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant.

Hello,
Sorry to hear you are having issues. Sorry, not seeing your issue on my system. More information needed.

1) Windows version. Please use Winver.exe for full version numbers.

2) CursorFX version.

3) Is the issue Cursor style dependent or it happen on all animated cursors? List us a few that you're having issue with so we can verify it.

Thanks

Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant.

I have the exact same issue with custom animated curors (Not built in cursors) it very slow responding when using my animated cursors.But i FIXED that by going to "Settings>Shadow" and checked the Disable checkbox that fixed all problems.So what i want to know why should i disable this Option in order to get my cursors working properly? And are you going to address this issue and fix it?

Thanks in advance!

As I've mentioned above, I am not seeing the issue and I believe others also the same. So we are trying to see the real issue here. Please post details so we could understand the issue, perhaps recreate the issue and solve it as soon as possible. Please give us more information.

1) Windows version. Please use Winver.exe for full version numbers.

2) CursorFX version.

3) Is the issue Cursor style dependent or it happen on all animated cursors? List us a few that you're having issue with so we can verify it.

Thank you,

Basj
Stardock Community Assistant.

Ok, I want to split these out of this thread to its own:

I have done so here:
https://forums.stardock.com/499371/cursorfx-4-effects-performance-issue

Please post there if you are seeing performance issues with effects applied.

@venkum, I need you to report there if - like Hnagy - disabling shadows (then apply) works to resolve your issue.

Thanks
Sean Drohan
Stardock Support Manager

I recieved the email for CursorFX, clicked on the link and it downloaded maybe a newer version of object desktop which i installed, and CursorFX is not there.  Uninstalled Object desktop, ran ccleaner, reinstalled object desktop using the link provided, and Cursor FX is still not there.  Emailed customer service, and they apparently don't even read what you write, because they told me how to retrieve my product keys.  

I am running windows 10 enterprise professional 64b

Why must the old-version be first uninstalled?

Reading all the comments i think i first wait a little while before installing this new version.

First the bugs must be solved and make it possible to update instead of first uninstall the old version.

What same problem - performance issues with effects?

If so, please post here"
https://forums.stardock.com/499371/cursorfx-4-effects-performance-issue#3774886

Sean Drohan
Stardock Support Manager