Not really... since the user will still be able to select text, the i-beam is appropriate...If I went to go select text in a textbox and my cursor disappeared... how would I know where to select... or what I'm selecting. Just because YOU don't like it, isn't a valid reason... if the USER asked for it, I'd talk them out of it... but still, don't enforce your OPINIONS on your users like that.You're asking to change standard windows functionality... generally not a good idea as it just confuses users.

-tg