Prevent hand pointer (NOT Mouse.hide)

I have a movieClip which has actions associated with its onRollOver event. I dont want this movieclip to be visible, I simply want it to represent an area on the stage which, when rolledOver, starts some actions.

I can’t use “_visible = false” to hide the movieclip, as this stops the rollOver event from working. I’m therefore restrained to using “_alpha = 0” to hide the movieClip.

But this causes the mouse icon to change to the hand pointer when the movieClip is rolledOver.

All I want is to have the mouse icon remain the same when the MC is rolled over. I don’t want to hide the mouse. I don’t want to create a custom cursor. I simply want to have the cursor remain consistent.

Any helpers?