Question : blinking cursor

I just reformatted my drive and loaded win 98 corp edition..everything seems to work fine except that when my computer is idle the mouse pointer turns blinks into an hour glass every 10 secs as if the computer is busy...there are no other progs running in the background....its as if it is refreshing every 10 secs.....i checked my refresh rate an it was set to optimal....whats the prob?

Answer : blinking cursor

Adjust the Advanced Graphics Settings slider indicator as needed - Adjusting the Advanced Graphics Settings slider can correct mouse problems ranging from error messages to erratic mouse movement. To get to the Advanced Graphics Settings slider indicator, right click the My Computer icon in the upper left hand corner of the Windows 95 desktop. Click the word Properties that appears on the menu. Across the top of the System Properties window are four tabs: General, Device Manager, Hardware Profiles, and Performance. Click the Performance tab to open that window. Click the Graphics button at the bottom center of the window. Use the following list to adjust the settings as desired.

Full allows full utilization of the acceleration features available to the display driver.

The 2/3 mark corrects some mouse pointer display problems.

The 1/3 mark corrects some display errors.

None" corrects problems if the system stops responding to input or other severe problems.
 
Once the adjustments are made, click the OK button at the bottom of the window. Click the Close button at the bottom of the System Properties window. The System Settings Change window appears prompting you to restart the computer. Click the Yes button to restart Windows