Problem with CursorXP Trails
Tuesday, May 11, 2004 by Dovelady8 | Discussion: Stardock Software
I have the paid for version of Cursor XP. I downloaded/unzipped 4 trail zips and their contents show up in my file manager. Yet when I right click on my Cursor XP icon/configure/trail/image list, none of the new trails are in there to use. Rebooted 2x with no success. CursorXP Guide & FAQ no help. My Particles sub-folder is empty, yet when I moved one of these newer trails in there (thinking I could then access it via config screen), this newer trail still didn't show up in image list. Any suggestions?
yrag
Reply #2 Tuesday, May 11, 2004 4:44 PM
Reply #2 Tuesday, May 11, 2004 4:44 PM
Do you have this folder and is that were you unzipped them to? C:\Program Files\Stardock\CursorXP\Trail
Dovelady8
Reply #3 Tuesday, May 11, 2004 6:14 PM
Reply #3 Tuesday, May 11, 2004 6:14 PM
Yrag - I originally installed Cursor XP in another partition, and the themes installed on that partition with no problem. Figured I'd have no problem installing the trails either, but I was wrong.
I saw the entry in C:\Pro Files but didn't give it another thought until I tried your suggestion - which worked. I extracted the zips in the Pro Files folder. My trails now show up in config/trail/image and I can change to any one I want.
Isn't it something that the themes will work properly when executed from another drive, but not the trails.
Thanks for your help.
I saw the entry in C:\Pro Files but didn't give it another thought until I tried your suggestion - which worked. I extracted the zips in the Pro Files folder. My trails now show up in config/trail/image and I can change to any one I want.
Isn't it something that the themes will work properly when executed from another drive, but not the trails.
Thanks for your help.
Dovelady8
Reply #4 Tuesday, May 11, 2004 6:22 PM
Reply #4 Tuesday, May 11, 2004 6:22 PM
As I thought more about trails and partitions, I don't remember having any problems placing trails in its proper home on my other partition - until - I updated to version 1.30.014, updated on 3/18/04. I don't want to uninstall & reinstall CXP to a previous version - I'll just have to remember to install trails in Program Files on C, rather than on my other partition.
jebland
Reply #5 Wednesday, May 12, 2004 9:49 AM
Reply #5 Wednesday, May 12, 2004 9:49 AM
Dovelady, try putting the png in the Trails sub-directory (not particles). I have CursorXP, with all the themes, trails, etc. on my E Drive and it works OK. I tried installing a new trail today (to check on your problem) and I mistakenly told it to install to E:\Programs\CursorXP\Trails and it made a new Trails sub-directory. I moved the png back up to original the Trails directory, Deleted the extra directory, and was able to access and apply the trail.
Hope this helps.
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Hope this helps.
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Dovelady8
Reply #6 Wednesday, May 12, 2004 11:34 AM
Reply #6 Wednesday, May 12, 2004 11:34 AM
Jebland - I originally did extract to the Trail folder - but I'm always willing to try it again. So I downloaded another trail zip and extracted it to my CXP/trail folder on my G drive.
The thing is, is that I can 'see' these newly extracted .png/trails in my file manager (Power Desk), yet when I try to access them via the config/trail/image menu, they don't show up there for me to use.
Nothing changed this time either. Once I extracted the same zip to its default location in C:\Pro Files, then went to CXP config/trail/image, there they were, all ready for me to use.
I don't know why this has happened, because I can extract & use all CXP themes with no problem in their location on G:\. Something happened with this newer update, wherein I can no longer extract/use any trail zips in my G partition. Go figure.
Thanks for trying.
The thing is, is that I can 'see' these newly extracted .png/trails in my file manager (Power Desk), yet when I try to access them via the config/trail/image menu, they don't show up there for me to use.
Nothing changed this time either. Once I extracted the same zip to its default location in C:\Pro Files, then went to CXP config/trail/image, there they were, all ready for me to use.
I don't know why this has happened, because I can extract & use all CXP themes with no problem in their location on G:\. Something happened with this newer update, wherein I can no longer extract/use any trail zips in my G partition. Go figure.
Thanks for trying.
jebland
Reply #7 Wednesday, May 12, 2004 11:44 AM
Reply #7 Wednesday, May 12, 2004 11:44 AM
Maybe Powerdesk is the issue. I access my CursorXP themes and trails from Control Panel/Mouse and they show up there just fine.
Sorry I couldn't help. >
Sorry I couldn't help. >
Dovelady8
Reply #8 Wednesday, May 12, 2004 2:39 PM
Reply #8 Wednesday, May 12, 2004 2:39 PM
Jebland, I appreciate your help. The fact that you tried is what counts. 
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Reply #1 Tuesday, May 11, 2004 3:37 PM