Mouse Pointer in original Sims..

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Hey all! I just joined this forum. A little bit about myself: I'm 30, been playing games for over 22 years, and love them. I just re-installed The original Sims on my computer, after 5 years of not playing it. I never finished it, and intend to this time. But on to more pressing matters:

I started the game, and my mouse pointer keeps disappearing! I know it's not a technical problem, because the buttons still highlight when I roll the invisible pointer over them. So it's a graphical problem. Is there a patch I can download for this? I would love to play this game without having to guess where my mouse is all the time! Thanks