CursorFX 2.01 Released

Tuesday, July 8, 2008 by Zoomba | Discussion: WinCustomize News

Stardock is pleased to announced the release of CursorFX 2.01 today. CursorFX is an application that lets users easily change their Windows cursors to one of thousands available for download. These can range from simple mouse cursors, to cursors with very detailed graphics and animations. CursorFX also includes a powerful, yet easy to use, editor in which you can create your own cursors which you can use on your own, or share with others.

What's new in version 2.01:

  • Sounds on mouse event embeddable into themes
  • New Ghost Trail effect
  • Main User Interface updated
  • Theme Editor UI updated

CursorFX is available in both a free version, and a Plus version which adds many additional features like on-click special effects, transparency, cursor resizing, and much more.  CursorFX Plus is $19.95 and there are discounts available for Object Desktop subscribers, and previous users of CursorXP Plus. 

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Zargon
Reply #21 Wednesday, July 9, 2008 10:24 AM

Now I have only CFXPlus showing with an update I cannot get.I assume this is why it says CFXPlus is not installed correctly.I expect programs marked as "not installed correctly" to be defective,not out-of-date.

Impulse should not show both of them.  Please uninstall and make sure you are installing the latest 2.01 build.

 


Zargon
Reply #22 Wednesday, July 9, 2008 10:28 AM

Every 3 weeks almost like clockwork this lockup happens to me.CFX uses 80-90% of my cpu and must be closed by the task manager

What other applications do you have installed?  We have not seen this here.  What anti-virus specifically?


Zargon
Reply #23 Wednesday, July 9, 2008 10:29 AM

get the same behaviour on XP. Occasionally it'll swap immediately but most of the time I need to apply twice.

What version of CursorFX?  2.01?  We cannot reproduce on Windows XP with 2.01.

 


Wizard1956
Reply #24 Wednesday, July 9, 2008 10:54 AM
What other applications do you have installed? We have not seen this here. What anti-virus specifically?


Almost everything in the ODNT arsenal and OD free,minus SKS.I had AVG, now Avast and this problem occurred with both.No active anti-spy in use,only WindowsDefender.It's almost like a timer,20-22 days and the control panel is toast.I have Belarc if you need more info.Just let me know.As stated,I didn't request support since it's free,but I'll gladly help troubleshoot it.
Impulse should not show both of them. Please uninstall and make sure you are installing the latest 2.01 build.

I uninstalled,but reinstalled the same dl from last night,I'll get a fresh one.

What version of CursorFX?


I show v2.00 installed>I will now uninstall it through Impulse,reinstall it and see what I get.Thanks,Zargon.

Update:Uninstalled,ran ccleaner,rebooted.Dl'd CFX from here>https://www.stardock.com/products/cursorfx/downloads.asp
I got this>File version-2.0.0.0- 7/9/08-14.2Mb.Reinstalled and rebooted.
The CFX control panel "About"says it is 2.01.Impulse says it is 2.00 with an available update.
Fyi,OD Free was placed in My Desktop tab by Impulse.CFX I had added manually,before this update.That may be why I had two.ODFree allowed an updateonce before,CFX asks for a reg#.
Is there any way to get 2.01.014 or show CFX as installed properly? TIA

tizzyd
Reply #25 Wednesday, July 9, 2008 11:38 AM
Seconds on the error. During the removal of the CursorFX files from the All Users\Documents\Stardock\CursorFX directory, the installer indicates it cannot read the file. R/F/A buttons. I have checked, and yes, I do have complete privileges to the directory.

Wizard1956
Reply #26 Wednesday, July 9, 2008 12:30 PM
Well,I used to get it to work for three weeks,now it didn't last an hour..After 9 installs it hardly seems worth it,even if it is free. ( I will keep it installed long enough to send support anything they need if requested,then I'm afraid it has to go.Bummer!

Zargon
Reply #27 Wednesday, July 9, 2008 1:08 PM

Update:Uninstalled,ran ccleaner,rebooted.Dl'd CFX from here>https://www.stardock.com/products/cursorfx/downloads.asp
I got this>File version-2.0.0.0- 7/9/08-14.2Mb.Reinstalled and rebooted.
The CFX control panel "About"says it is 2.01.Impulse says it is 2.00 with an available update.
Fyi,OD Free was placed in My Desktop tab by Impulse.CFX I had added manually,before this update.That may be why I had two.ODFree allowed an updateonce before,CFX asks for a reg#.
Is there any way to get 2.01.014 or show CFX as installed properly? TIA

This has been resolved.  Please redownload the standalone installer.  Thanks for the heads up.


Gregory2001
Reply #28 Wednesday, July 9, 2008 1:53 PM
Again. Same problem.

hallv5
Reply #29 Wednesday, July 9, 2008 2:47 PM
Oddity here. Went in to Impulse on reading this thread and found CursorFX Plus shows as installed (Beta v2.01[b].041 even though I did not do an install today. Opened Impluse earlier to check forums, but that's it... History is no help since it shows only info for CFX+ v2.0.008. Also, on a side note, although I have the auto-archive selected in preferences there were no archived files when I checked yesterday. Had to manually archive to get any thing saved.

Wizard1956
Reply #30 Wednesday, July 9, 2008 3:23 PM
This has been resolved. Please redownload the standalone installer.


On reinstall,Impulse now shows the correct version #2.01.014 with no update available.Verifying the install still gives the "...is not installed correctly.Look for application updates" error.
I just checked all apps:
CursorFX= NIC
DesktopX= NIC
LogonStudio Vista= NIC
ObjectDock= NIC
SoundPackager= NIC
DeskScapes= NIC(expected,the update 2.00.058 is ignored,it kills DS completely)
MyColors= NIC
ObjectBar= NIC
ThemeManager= NIC
NIC=Not installed correctly.
I have show pre-release versions checked.There are no updates pending except as mentioned above.That's 9 out of 15 apps not installed correctly. ( Say it ain't so!!!

I'll give CFX another go,and see if it still locks up.I don't really want to give up on it,it does add to the whole desktop theme.





hallv5
Reply #31 Wednesday, July 9, 2008 4:49 PM
What's new in version 2.01:


Sounds on mouse event embeddable into themes
New Ghost Trail effect
Main User Interface updated
Theme Editor UI updated


CursorFX is available in both a free version, and a Plus version which adds many additional features like on-click special effects, transparency, cursor resizing, and much more. CursorFX Plus is $19.95 and there are discounts available for Object Desktop subscribers, and previous users of CursorXP Plus.


With the update does CFX+ now support user alteration (size, color, transparency, etc) that provides a user the ability to 'save' changes to a cursor set and recall them later without having to re-tailor a preferred cursor set every time the system, or an update, burps or they want to preview a new cursor set?

It gets really tiring having to re-do some thing as simple as a cursor set all the time on top of having to keep up with every thing else that seems to keep going wrong...

Diamond12a
Reply #32 Wednesday, July 9, 2008 6:28 PM
I have experienced the same error on a Windows XP rig with the free 2.0 version. I have loaded with 2.01 version and will experiment. From what I have seen, mine seems to happen after the computer goes into Sleep mode, and then wakes - 90% of CPU is utilized, and everything runs VERY slowly. I can fix with a full reboot...

Diamond12a
Reply #33 Wednesday, July 9, 2008 7:42 PM
I can now say that the issue continues with version 2.01

Wizard1956
Reply #34 Wednesday, July 9, 2008 7:43 PM
Further update.It still locks up except before I could still change cursors by double clicking it's file.It won't change them that way any more.It now crashes as soon as CFX is launched.Frankly,I find no benefit or improvement in this new free version.If anything ,it is worse than the last version. ???(

Wizard1956
Reply #35 Thursday, July 10, 2008 1:32 PM
No further word on this? Broken demo's won't sell products.Thanks for the trial.I think I've seen enough.At least I learned something without spending $$$ on CFXPlus. (

Myrddin
Reply #36 Monday, November 17, 2008 1:28 PM
I am also having to apply a 2nd time to get my cursor applied. I'm using v2.01 and it's not the free version, I upgraded from my cursorXPplus and while it's not that big a deal ..it's inconvenient to have to open the software, find the new cursor I want and click apply again. CursorXP and the earlier versions of CursorFX work great and its a great program. I'd never go back to the standard ani / win cursors. But, I don't have time to read the entire message list here either to see what possible solutions have been found. That's one of the main issues I have with this Blog-style these days .. too much time has to be spent digging through them to find what's relevant to you. Okay, off the soapbox. I'm reverting to the version I downloaded when I bought it. Hope a new & fixed version is presented soon in that Impulse (rather go back to sdCentral)........... goodbye and Good Luck.!

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