Cursors (.cur) Only Render In Black And White - How To Make Them Color

I am using the cursor converter to set both

dim cCon as cursorconverter = new cursorconverter
me.cursor = cursorconverter.ConvertFrom(myCursor.cur)

and

windows.forms.cursor.current = cursorconverter.ConvertFrom(myCursor.cur)

the reason for setting both is that otherwise the cursor will not always have the desired appearance. I know that cursors can be rendered in color, like 3D-Bronze, windows animated, hands and variations.