Hey, quick tech question re: Mouse

How long did you let it go before you flipped the hard switch or unplugged the mouse? Are you sure it's just not taking forever?

Reason I ask is ... I have an external USB HDD that slows my boot time down to 2 + minutes if it's plugged in while the computer is booting up, and there's no fix for it. Lot's of complaints about it on Western Digital's web site.

The other similar problem I had was with a USB Wireless Lan stick. After I did a few Microsoft updates, I could only use it in the original USB port it was in while I was doing the update. If I had it in a different USB port while booting, Windows never came up and I had to do a hard reset.

Tried the simple things like a different USB port or seeing if you can uninstall the drivers and reinstall them or a driver update? Tried it in a different PC to see if the problem follows?

Good luck with 'er.

Well, I'm not sure of the answer to your real question, but...  When you say your current mouse is acting weird, you might want to check to see if there's dust and gunk stuck inside the area where the ball is.  This is especially true if you have an optical mouse.

Remember, things won't work correctly if your mouse balls aren't clean.

Well, my logitech old wired mouse goes weird sometimes and flies around a bit once and awhile but I am using the microsoft drivers. I suggest that you un-install the mouse then turn off the computer and then before shutting down the computer check the USB port to see if you are getting enough power for it (if it needs power) in Device Manager (or in the Mouse portion of all that hardware listing) and then when it is completely off and not a sleep shutdown, wait a few seconds or a minute and plug in the new mouse and then Windows should see it and again load up the appropriate drivers for the mouse. My mouse don't act weird enough to really get rid of it yet, since I have ports for the old PS2 plug-ins for both the keyboard and mouse on my new computer just like my old computer had. But still, the Logitech mouse is using actually Microsoft's drivers for the mouse anyway, in which case it works anyway, since wherever the drivers are for the L mouse I do not really know anymore. (yes it is an old mouse laser that still works though for the most part).

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Well...since I'm troubleshooting this...I've noticed that when I have my keychain thumb drive plugged in to the port on the front of my box...as I have due to transferring some files...that my mouse starts acting up whenever the thumb drive is plugged in as we'll. 

Ok, THAT behavior I've seen before (but enough about Bapu and Mooch).
 
Evidentally, the front USB ports are being shared with those in back.  If you have USB ports on different things in back (e.g., some on the motherboard, others on a soundcard or video card) try putting the mouse on one that isn't shared.  Another option is to get a dedicated USB card just for the mouse, but hopefully you don't need to deal with those extremes.