Illustrator cursor / screen pixelation

hi there people
two things that are bugging the hell out of me
if anyone knows the answer it would be greatfully received
1. the cursor for the pen tool is a cross, it used to be a pen. the pen icon shows but only when the caps lock is on.
i know this is wrong and as wondering what i can do to change it / toggle it back.
2. The screen resolution is pixelating. Ithought this was a font problem, and it is kind of. But today ive noticed that more
things when i go over 100% start to pixelate. again this is wrong as you should be able to scale up eps's with clear
vision.
can someone help me as its really messing with my head
thanks
G
ps. example of path pixelation attached, i cant screen grab the cursor for obviously reasons but its showing
up as a small thin diagonal cross.

well i got one thing sorted the path cursor.
i tried the anti-aliasing in prefs but nothing
in actual fact it got worst when i toggled it on.
im still not getting a true visual for the anti aliasing.
i am running a legal copy (of course) and i just re-installed
illustrator CS3 (mac based btw)
but im stuck with very very bad working space due to this
problemo
anythign more to try?
G
ps. another screenshot of my anti aliasing business.
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