how can i make the cursor look different

yeah, there's a little more to it.

try:

Graphics 800,600,32,0

Global myCursor:Timage = LoadImage("mycursorimage.png")

hidemouse()

while not KeyDown(KEY_ESCAPE)
cls 'clear the current drawing buffer
  DrawImage(myCursor, MouseX(), MouseY()) 'draw the image
flip 'show the result on screen
flushmem
wend
end