If you''re using directinput, it should do that. it does that for me to. if you want a cursor, you need to use one of the win32 functions to get the position and then draw it onto the screen. or maybe you could use a function such as ShowCursor(hwnd, true) if the function exists. I don''t know if it exists.

[Edited by - kmsixpence on October 17, 2005 7:07:40 PM]

are you also sure that the app did not hide the mouse? try looking for ShowCursor()

When in exclusive mode for a device, windows is no longer able to gain its position. A mouse is nearly always used in exclusive mode, so that means windows is then able to get its position, and thus unable to draw the cursor.
There are three posible solutions (of many):
1. Don''t use directInput (unlikely )
2. Process the WM_ACTIVATE messages, and if being deactivated, unaquire the mouse, and if being activated, acquire it. Also make sure to reacquire on an error DIERR_INPUTLOST, which can come from GetData.
3. Draw your own cursor using ddraw or whatever.