diff --git a/GreenshotPlugin/Core/WindowCapture.cs b/GreenshotPlugin/Core/WindowCapture.cs
index 6106ea575..67b311d7f 100644
--- a/GreenshotPlugin/Core/WindowCapture.cs
+++ b/GreenshotPlugin/Core/WindowCapture.cs
@@ -458,30 +458,13 @@ namespace GreenshotPlugin.Core {
 			return new Rectangle(left, top, (right + Math.Abs(left)), (bottom + Math.Abs(top)));
 		}
 		
-		/// <summary>
-		/// Retrieves the cursor location safely, accounting for DPI settings in Vista/Windows 7.
-		/// <returns>Point with cursor location, relative to the origin of the monitor setup (i.e. negative coordinates are
-		/// possible in multiscreen setups)</returns>
-		public static Point GetCursorLocation() {
-			if (Environment.OSVersion.Version.Major >= 6) {
-				POINT cursorLocation;
-				if (User32.GetPhysicalCursorPos(out cursorLocation)) {
-					return new Point(cursorLocation.X, cursorLocation.Y);
-				} else {
-					Win32Error error = Win32.GetLastErrorCode();
-					LOG.ErrorFormat("Error retrieving PhysicalCursorPos : {0}", Win32.GetMessage(error));
-				}
-			}
-			return new Point(Cursor.Position.X, Cursor.Position.Y);
-		}
-		
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Retrieves the cursor location safely, accounting for DPI settings in Vista/Windows 7. This implementation
 		/// can conveniently be used when the cursor location is needed to deal with a fullscreen bitmap.
 		/// <returns>Point with cursor location, relative to the top left corner of the monitor setup (which itself might
 		/// actually not be on any screen)</returns>
 		public static Point GetCursorLocationRelativeToScreenBounds() {
-			return GetLocationRelativeToScreenBounds(GetCursorLocation());
+			return GetLocationRelativeToScreenBounds(User32.GetCursorLocation());
 		}
 		
 		/// <summary>
@@ -515,7 +498,7 @@ namespace GreenshotPlugin.Core {
 				if (cursorInfo.flags == User32.CURSOR_SHOWING) { 
 					using (SafeIconHandle safeIcon = User32.CopyIcon(cursorInfo.hCursor)) {
 						if (User32.GetIconInfo(safeIcon, out iconInfo)) {
-							Point cursorLocation = GetCursorLocation();
+							Point cursorLocation = User32.GetCursorLocation();
 							// Allign cursor location to Bitmap coordinates (instead of Screen coordinates)
 							x = cursorLocation.X - iconInfo.xHotspot - capture.ScreenBounds.X;
 							y = cursorLocation.Y - iconInfo.yHotspot - capture.ScreenBounds.Y;
diff --git a/GreenshotPlugin/UnmanagedHelpers/User32.cs b/GreenshotPlugin/UnmanagedHelpers/User32.cs
index e378ff1ec..74caffcc7 100644
--- a/GreenshotPlugin/UnmanagedHelpers/User32.cs
+++ b/GreenshotPlugin/UnmanagedHelpers/User32.cs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
  * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
  * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
+
 using System;
 using System.ComponentModel;
 using System.Diagnostics;
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ using System.Windows.Forms;
 using Microsoft.Win32.SafeHandles;
 using System.Security;
 using System.Security.Permissions;
+using log4net;
 
 namespace GreenshotPlugin.UnmanagedHelpers {
 	/// <summary>
@@ -42,6 +44,8 @@ namespace GreenshotPlugin.UnmanagedHelpers {
 	/// User32 Wrappers
 	/// </summary>
 	public static class User32 {
+		private static readonly ILog LOG = LogManager.GetLogger(typeof(User32));
+		private static bool _CanCallGetPhysicalCursorPos = true;
 		public const int SC_RESTORE = 0xF120;
 		public const int SC_CLOSE = 0xF060;
 		public const int SC_MAXIMIZE = 0xF030;
@@ -55,7 +59,8 @@ namespace GreenshotPlugin.UnmanagedHelpers {
 		public const int MONITOR_DEFAULTTOPRIMARY = 1;
 		public const int MONITOR_DEFAULTTONEAREST = 2;
 		public const Int32 CURSOR_SHOWING = 0x00000001;
-				
+
+		#region DllImports
 		[DllImport("user32", SetLastError = true)]
 		[return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
 		public extern static bool IsWindowVisible(IntPtr hWnd);
@@ -186,7 +191,7 @@ namespace GreenshotPlugin.UnmanagedHelpers {
 		[DllImport("user32", SetLastError = true, CharSet = CharSet.Unicode)]
 		public static extern IntPtr SendMessageTimeout(IntPtr hWnd, uint Msg, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam, SendMessageTimeoutFlags fuFlags, uint uTimeout, out UIntPtr lpdwResult);
 		[DllImport("user32", SetLastError = true)]
-		public static extern bool GetPhysicalCursorPos(out POINT cursorLocation);
+		private static extern bool GetPhysicalCursorPos(out POINT cursorLocation);
 		[DllImport("user32", SetLastError=true)]
 		public static extern int MapWindowPoints(IntPtr hwndFrom, IntPtr hwndTo, ref POINT lpPoints, [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U4)] int cPoints);
 		[DllImport("user32", SetLastError = true)]
@@ -213,6 +218,30 @@ namespace GreenshotPlugin.UnmanagedHelpers {
 		[DllImport("user32", SetLastError = true)]
 		public static extern IntPtr CreateIconIndirect(ref IconInfo icon);
 
+		#endregion
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Retrieves the cursor location safely, accounting for DPI settings in Vista/Windows 7.
+		/// <returns>Point with cursor location, relative to the origin of the monitor setup
+		/// (i.e. negative coordinates arepossible in multiscreen setups)</returns>
+		public static Point GetCursorLocation() {
+			if (Environment.OSVersion.Version.Major >= 6 && _CanCallGetPhysicalCursorPos) {
+				POINT cursorLocation;
+				try {
+					if (GetPhysicalCursorPos(out cursorLocation)) {
+						return new Point(cursorLocation.X, cursorLocation.Y);
+					} else {
+						Win32Error error = Win32.GetLastErrorCode();
+						LOG.ErrorFormat("Error retrieving PhysicalCursorPos : {0}", Win32.GetMessage(error));
+					}
+				} catch (Exception ex) {
+					LOG.Error("Exception retrieving PhysicalCursorPos, no longer calling this. Cause :", ex);
+					_CanCallGetPhysicalCursorPos = false;
+				}
+			}
+			return new Point(Cursor.Position.X, Cursor.Position.Y);
+		}
+
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Wrapper for the GetClassLong which decides if the system is 64-bit or not and calls the right one.
 		/// </summary>