To change cursors\pointers go to mouse CP in the control panel and select pointersHi
I don't want to belabor the obvious but why does it matter?
You can't drag the icons in control panel, so there is no reason to try.
So there is no reason to ever see the cursor to start with.
So who cares what it looks like.
To actually change it i'm pretty sure that you would have to use a program like Resource Hacker to redirect the directions to the icon of your choice as I did with my startup sound, but I have no idea where the instruction is located in the registry.
But if you really want to do it then I'd research that.
If you can find out where the instruction is listed you can change it using Resource Hacker.
Create a restore point first!!!
Mike