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 IF> I just upgraded my Amiga 2000 from OS 2.05 to OS 3.1 and encountered
 IF> the following problem:

 IF> The pointer comes up in a messy green/brown color; and the busy pointer
 IF> is a sickly yellow.  The Pointer tool "knows" the correct defaults;
 IF> it just doesn't use them automatically.  I partially kludged the problem
 IF> away by saving the defaults in a file and putting a line is my
 IF> user-startup file that calls the pointer preferences tool, but this isn't
 IF> completely satisfactory - if I change any other preferences then the
 IF> pointer goes back to "the mess" and I have to reset it manually.

OS 3.x preference files are incompatible with early pref files. I'm surprised 
the Installer didn't take care of this. Try:

Rename SYS:Prefs/Env-Archive SYS:Prefs/Env-Archive_OLD
Or, delete SYS:Prefs/Env-Archive/pointer.prefs
Reboot

 IF> Thanks in advance for any information.

You aren't running any non-Com commodities or hacks, are you? NickPrefs is a 
no-can-do with 3.x. There is a new PointerX to make the busy clock and an 
updated ARQ that work with 3.x.

Hope this helps.
Rand

  10-Mar-96 17:09:42    | *rand@maui.netwave.net*
  Rand R. Fredricksen   | fredricksen@genie.com
  Chicago               |          A3000/25/3.1