"Busy" icon not spinning in Windows 7

I just got a new Sony VAIO with Windows 7 pre-installed and noticed that the busy icon (that is, the little blue wheel that stays next to the mouse pointer when Windows is processing something) doesn't spin, ever. Does anyone know what could cause this, or how to fix it?

I don't know if my computer specs would make a difference in this case, but here they are:

VAIO VGN-NW240F
4GB RAM
320GB HD
Intel Core 2 Duo
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

Débora

Posted 2010-02-14T18:32:16.003

Reputation: 161

Je parle seulement un petit peu! En realité, je suis brésilienne. Nous utilisons des accents ici aussi :) – Débora – 2010-02-14T19:59:52.310

2Il y en a même qui parlent français et n'ont pas d'accents dans le nom! :-) – Snark – 2010-02-14T20:39:40.577

9Je ne parle pas français, so please keep it English ;-) – Ivo Flipse – 2010-02-15T06:15:44.197

Comment dit-on "lol" en français? – user541686 – 2011-05-02T05:06:49.947

Please communicate in English for people like me. That's all. – Mayank – 2011-05-02T06:10:22.317

Answers

i have this problem and i have found it is to do with the touchpad driver in Sony VIAO and Dell Insperon laptops, i suggest you find an alternate touchpad driver that does not cause this problem :)

user28349

Posted 2010-02-14T18:32:16.003

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Not sure if this will work, but do you have Aero/high performance settings enabled? Right-click on Computer and then click Properties and then click to run your Windows Experience Index. This will run your Windows Experience Index and will enable Aero if appropriate (which it sounds like it would be.)

Also, try right-clicking on the desktop, click Personalize, and make sure you have an Aero theme enabled (as opposed to a Basic theme).

Stacey Hanson

Posted 2010-02-14T18:32:16.003

Reputation: 916

Try the Windows 7 Aero Busy Cursor Fix.

Molly7244

Posted 2010-02-14T18:32:16.003

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2If the original icon does not spin, I doubt the fixed version (without the missing frame) will work... – Snark – 2010-02-14T18:53:44.820

Yes, Snark is right. My problem is that the icon doesn't spin at all (although when I look at it in Control Panel->Mouse->Pointers it looks just fine). And by the way, I don't think I would ever have noticed the missing frame by myself! But now I will definitely fix it... :) – Débora – 2010-02-14T20:00:39.017