# Start Up Query re VASSAL 3.1.19 **URL:** \ **Category:** Technical Support & Bugs\ **Created:** [June 18, 2012, 8:45pm UTC](https://forum.vassalengine.org/t/start-up-query-re-vassal-3-1-19/5025 "2012-06-18T20:45:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JKC](https://forum.vassalengine.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/a4c791/32.png) [@JKC](https://forum.vassalengine.org/u/JKC)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2012, 8:45pm UTC](https://forum.vassalengine.org/t/start-up-query-re-vassal-3-1-19/5025/1 "2012-06-18T20:45:35Z")
I have just installed VASSAL 3.1.19 along with VASL 5.9.2 I am brand new to VASSAL and am just trying to learn about it. When I double click on my desktop VASSAL icon the VASSAL menu page comes up. Then I double click on VASL 5.9.2 and the VASL Welcome menu comes up. However, if I put my cursor back onto the VASSAL menu page the cursor is still spinning. I can Start New Game Offline and then select a Board(s). Still the cursor spins if I put it back on the VASSAL page. When I click Finish my map board(s) comes up and if I place my cursor back on the VASSAL page it is NOT spinning any longer. My question is: Is my VASSAL/VASL working properly? I would have thought that once the VASL Welcome page comes up the cursor would stop spinning on the VASSAL menu page. It only stops once I have finished a board selection. Is this normal or do I have a problem? Computer: Custom built, Lamar Computers, Toronto OS: Windows 7 CPU: Intel (R) Core™ 2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.4 GHz Memory: 4 GB Video Card: ATI Radeon Sapphire HD 2600 PRO 512 MB Java: 7.0.50.5 Module: VASL Thanks. John ---
**Author:** ![irishwulf](https://forum.vassalengine.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/4bbf92/32.png) [@irishwulf](https://forum.vassalengine.org/u/irishwulf)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2012, 12:41am UTC](https://forum.vassalengine.org/t/start-up-query-re-vassal-3-1-19/5025/2 "2012-06-19T00:41:45Z")
That’s what it does for me, at least. ---
**Author:** ![uckelman](https://forum.vassalengine.org/user_avatar/forum.vassalengine.org/uckelman/32/10020_2.png) [@uckelman](https://forum.vassalengine.org/u/uckelman)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2012, 7:47am UTC](https://forum.vassalengine.org/t/start-up-query-re-vassal-3-1-19/5025/3 "2012-06-19T07:47:24Z")
Thus spake JKC: > I have just installed VASSAL 3.1.19 along with VASL 5.9.2 I am brand new > to VASSAL and am just trying to learn about it. > > When I double click on my desktop VASSAL icon the VASSAL menu page comes > up. Then I double click on VASL 5.9.2 and the VASL Welcome menu comes > up. However, if I put my cursor back onto the VASSAL menu page the > cursor is still spinning. I can Start New Game Offline and then select a > Board(s). Still the cursor spins if I put it back on the VASSAL page. > When I click Finish my map board(s) comes up and if I place my cursor > back on the VASSAL page it is NOT spinning any longer. > > My question is: Is my VASSAL/VASL working properly? I would have thought > that once the VASL Welcome page comes up the cursor would stop spinning > on the VASSAL menu page. It only stops once I have finished a board > selection. Is this normal or do I have a problem? This is the expected behavior for 3.1.19. Changing it would be quite a bit of work, unfortunately. This will be fixed in V4 by virtue of being completely different. – J. ---
**Author:** ![JKC](https://forum.vassalengine.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/a4c791/32.png) [@JKC](https://forum.vassalengine.org/u/JKC)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2012, 1:33pm UTC](https://forum.vassalengine.org/t/start-up-query-re-vassal-3-1-19/5025/4 "2012-06-19T13:33:09Z")
🙂 Thanks so very much for your responses and clarification. I was wondering if this might be the case, and it is. I was getting frustrated re-downloading again and again, probably 4 times, and getting ther same performance. Now I know it is OK. So, off to learn more about the land of VASL. Thanks again. John 😃