>Are there limits to cursor size in Windows XP? I've tried creating mouse cursors w/ 48x48 and 64x64 dimensions, but XP will display them as 32x32. I'm mainly trying to configure a few machines for a some folks who have visual acuity problems. I've already set their display DPI to 250% of normal size, and the icon display to large icons. All that remains is to increase mouse cursor size (the "extra large" scheme is 32x32 sized -- I need something a tad bigger). Anybody know if I'm running into a hardcoded limit within Windows itself, or is it a driver-related issue? I could bypass the issue completely and change to lower display resolution -- but unfortunately, with anything other than the "natural" resoution of the display on a LCD monitor, the display looks awful. Depending on the LCD monitor, you get:
>* Display scales up to fill screen but everything looks "fuzzy/blurry"
>* A small "window" surrounded by black -- i.e. only the portion consisting of the pixel sizes you asked for (e.g. if you ask for 640x480, you get simply a 640x480 portion of the display).

Do you mean a cursor (i.e. insertion point in a Word doc) or a mouse pointer?

You've probably already looked at this stuff, but just in case:

Cursor:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/accessibility/blinkrate.mspx

For mouse pointer, you could consider turning on these options in Control Panel:

- Display pointer trails
- Show location of pointer when I press the CTRL key

I know what you mean about running an LCD panel at non-native resolution. I have a client who has tried all possible settings on a nice new ViewSonic 22" panel and could not find any that did not give her migraines. Native resolution is too small for her, and she's exquisitely sensitive to colour - you get colour fringes around text etc. when running non-native on an LCD and she can easily see this. I thought she was bullshooting me until I got a magnifying glass and checked it out that way.

The best compromise she's been able to find is running an old Phillips 17" LCD (native 1,280x1,024) at 800x600.

This is one area where CRTs still have an advantage. It might be possible to get a good deal on used drafting/CAD CRT monitors (e.g. 21" and up). If you can find one, see if they have more than one - that way your clients can have one or more spare(s) on hand, against the day when large CRT monitors are no longer made, or very expensive. For example, a company's entire CAD department might get upgraded to large LCDs, you might be able to pick up several used CRTs for a good price.