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From: Steve
Date: Mon, 02 Aug 2004 15:50

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How can I hide the mouse cursor so that it is hidden when moving
throughout Windows? (ie: Not just in my application.)

As far as I can make out, if I call ShowCursor(false) from
within my application - the mouse will only be hidden on my
application. When I move over another application, or the
desktop, the mouse reappears.

However, I'm trying to write a low level mouse hook, and, under
ceratin conditions, wish to hide the cursor from the user
throughout Windows.

Is there a way to achieve this?

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