Meanwhile I have been doing some homework on this.. Here are some tips that perhaps work for some (for me they don't..):

- Go to your control panel, then go to "mouse" and underneath "pointer options" make sure that "display pointer trails" is unchecked.

- Under the 'Pointers' tab, uncheck 'Enable pointer shadow'.

- Change pointer scheme to Windows Standard or Default.

- If you are running Windows 7, or possibly Vista (not sure about vista), go into the 'Personalization' option within Control Panel, and try switching the theme from 'Aero' to 'Basic'.

- Disable the Aero feature. Some (Older) Programs do not like Aero and will cause problems left and right.

Right-Click on- My Computer
Click on- Properties
Click on- Advanced System Properties
Click on- Settings (in the Performance Section)
Click on- Adjust For Best Performance

- playing the game in compatibility mode. To do this follow the following steps:

Right click the game's .exe file.
Go to properties
Go to the compatibility
Check Run this program in compatibility mode for:
Select where you wish to run it in from the dropdown menu (depending on the age of the game, you might have to try different ones, although most issues should be fixed with just using windows XP).

- check Disable visual themes in the same menu.

- disable desktop composition under compatibility settings.

- Type desk.cpl in the Start Search box, and then click desk.cpl in the Programs list.
Click Advanced Settings. On the Troubleshoot tab, click Change settings. In the Display Adapter Troubleshooter dialog box, drag the Hardware acceleration slider two notches to the left of the Full setting, and then click OK three times.

Hope any (or a combination) of these tips work for some.. For me they didn't work but you never know..