I started a new thread instead of replying in the other one since it is already off-topic, and my post would have disappeared in the other OTT posts.

Problem: Pointy Legs

Solution: (Tested on XP)
1.ALT-TAB
2.Go To Desktop
3.Right-click mouse
4.Refresh
5.Go Back to game.

Ps. For those with minimal ram and/or processor step5. can take a long time(5 min or longer). If any activity is attempted i.e mouse clicking- there are chances of the game ctding or worse.
So any with less than 1GB ram shouldn't even breathe while reverting back to the game.