I have Windows XP Home version.
Yes I have CursorFX.exe and the file and the cursor I download goes to
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Shared documents\Stardock\CursorFX\themes.
However it is downloaded as a document file.

Not sure how you are downloading the cursor skin but there is a function within the CursorFX program it self that helps you download new ones. I use that and don't have any problems.   

Okay DennyB here is how I download new cursors.

Open up the CursorFX program, on the left hand side click of More Cursors, click on the blue highlighted link to WC.com. This should take you to the CursorFX Gallery Library. Select a cursor and click download, then select open.

In most cases it will automatically change your cursor to the one you just download or a window will open showing you a zipped file for the cursor. Just double click the file and it should do the same.

Hope this helps. Post back and let us know what happens.  

DennyB no, I was just trying to help and when I do that it is always good to be very detailed. I'm very sorry if you felt I was talking down to you in any way.

Now, look what I wrote in my reply and then look what you wrote. Why did you press open when you saw the temp folder? Double click the zipped cursor file.   

Philly I'm so sorry, I meant That I must be an idiot.
I selected a cursor and clicked download, then select open.
The window opens showing me file type: IT"S BLANK the zipped file is not there for the cursor.
There is no extension. it want's to load as a document.
You folks are great for trying to help me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

There are some cursors that do have a zipped file under file type: and those do download ok.
On the Curso FX home page try downloading NEXTOFSKIN and see it it downloads for you.

Thank You

Downloaded fine.
Extension is CursorXPTheme which should be readable by CFX.
After you download it as a document, add the extension "CursorXPTheme" and try to open it.
Perhaps it's a problem with yoru browser.  Can you try another?

Sorry guys,
Was gone out of town.
Well I tried everything that was asked of me and I also use the SDC browser.
Some Cursors do download but others do not.
Nobody answered my question above about FILE TYPE:. When I press download the FILE TYPE IS BLANK, THAT'S WHEN THE CURSOR DOWNLOADS AS A DOCUMENT. If the FILE TYPE: IS NOT BLANK, than that cursor will download correctly.
any ideas?
Thanks
Denny

See my reply 13.
Next of skin is has a cursorFXtheme file type.  (that's the default for CursorFX)
CursorFX uses the fiel type cursorFX but can use cursorFXtheme


What cursors have you downloaded that worked?  I'll bet they are called something like mynewcursor.cursorFX and the ones that fail are mynewcursor.cursorfxtheme

I don't think this problem is related to the Stardock software. I think it's related to yoru OS or browser.

What borwser are you using?
Can you use another?
Once you download next of skin can you change or add the extension (filetype) cursorFXtheme?

John, if it's a CursorFX file it won't open in CursorXP becuase it's a different file extension and it only works for CursorFX. That's why I make all my cursors in CursorXP so that everyone can use it and it doesn't need FX