Cursor disappears on awaking mac book pro requiring shutdown by power button

been going on a few weeks.  OSX 10.6.8. happens when opening screen after it has been closed only a few minutes.
JimL

I am having exactly the same problem. It happened when I was watching a stream video in full screen mode, then I move to another screen (3-finger swipe) to work on something else and the cursor disappeared.
I have the latest os version 10.7.2
I tried to restart, and the problem still exists.
Please help.

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