Hi guys,

Try this:

Before starting the game, right click on your desktop and click on "Screen resolution" option. Keep the window open and then start the game. No more frozen mouse. Not ideal but it works.

Hi, I had freezing issues, too. All the proposed work arounds did not work (compatibility mode, desktop colours, ...). Then I realized that there is an alternative exe-file, named PG2UK220.EXE or "Panzer General 2 (2.2)" in the start menu. When I start the game with this file, I don't have a freezing mouse anymore. I tested it a few days now. No problems until now. I'm running the game on Vista. Maybe that helps some of you.

Edit: I have to qualify my statement above. Today the mouse went on strike again. After restarting the game, it worked as before. So the alternative exe is not he solution, but still improved the situation for me, because the freezing mouse occurs much less...

Thank you Nemesis, this worked for me with the 16bit resolution fix! Now I can play the game :) (running win7 on netbook)

2/20/2012 Hey Guys, after suffering through the short MADRID OFFENSIVE with mouth freezing and other junk, I TRIED this guy's suggestion and reloaded same episode...WORKS like a CHARM! SOooooo far! Thanks a MILLION for your innovative discovery and sharing! This IS my ALL-TIME FAVORITE video game and it's FINALLY come alive again! Yessssss! :)

I had the same issues with mouse freezing / weird colours, but this fix did the job.

Thx Nemesis!

I think that's stupid but it helped. Thank you Nemesis.

I occasionally have a similar issue though rather than the mouse freezing, the pointer just disappears. Using the Windows key to minimize the game and then reopening it at the desktop tray fixes it every time for me. This also fixes the issue of sometimes every "label" for the menu buttons (on the right) deciding to say "Chat" when I move the cursor over them.

Other issue that GOG says is incompatibility with my Conexant Audio got fixed by running it in PG2UK220.EXE (instead of PANZERGENERAL2.EXE) along with some other tweaks I've shared as another topic.

OK, I know I'm late to the party but I took the screen resolution fix and automated it.

First, open a notepad file and type the following:

@echo off

%windir%\system32\control.exe desk.cpl,Settings,@Settings

timeout /t4

cd C:\GOG Games\Panzer General 2\PANZER2.EXE

start panzer2.exe

exit

Then save it as a .bat file.

Running the following will make panzer general work. You can further point the panzer general launch shortcut at the batch file to make it more streamlined.