I know there is a tutorial on removing the message pump but it causes the mouse to turn into a hourglass. Now my question is if I use DirectInput will I be able to fix this and use my own cursors????

I think you can use your own cursors even without directx

In windows you can try responding to the WM_SETCURSOR message to set your own cursor. You can use the API LoadCursor/SetCursor, but that will get reset as soon as you leave the window and you will have to do it again.

in directx, I think you want to create a small surface and draw your mouse cursor shape onto it, and then track the direct input mouse with it.

HTH

Doug Sutherland

No, No, I mean the tutorial on Gamedev about removing the message pump works but it has the side effect of making it impossible to use a cursor it always gives me the hourglass cursor wether I use SetCursor() or not. Can I use DirectInput to poll the mouse even though I have turned it off? (I then would draw my own on the back buffer and so forth)