:-( :-( :-( :-(idk how 2 make a cursor AT ALL. pls help me

can someone pls pls pls pls help me plssssssssssssssssssssss

ugh I'm giving up yall

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to change your cursor (this is for windows so, sorry mac users!)

1: click on a empty space on your desktop
2: hit "personalize"
3: go to "themes"
4: click on "mouse cursor"
5: (only for custom ones) go to "browse" then go to "documents"
6: (only for custom ones) set the custom cursors (or default) to the default ones
7: make click on "save as..." then name it
8: you're done!

I am having trouble saving my cursor.
Let me specify my problem:
Firstly I import the regular windows cursor as my template.
Then I draw on it, as I would be then saving it to my folder as a .cur file.
And when I check the result, it still would still be the template i was previously using. When I open the results with the cursor editing program, it turns out to be the cursor I previously attempted saving, as if i was missing a step.
I tried everything that came up to mind, but nothing I have tried works.
I have already tried saving the file as an .ani file, aswell as saving it as a .png, which ended up working, but I didn't know how to convert it into a .cur file from there.
I don't know what else I should try. Could anyone help me?