Bluetooth Apple mouse suddenly very fast

I've used the Apple BT mouse since getting the Mac mini G4 more than a year ago with no problems. It's set to the second highest notch in Systems Preferences. Yesterday the batteries ran out and I replaced them after switching the computer off. When I turned the mini on 10 minutes ago, the mouse movement was suddenly very fast. I had to bring it down to the second slowest notch and even then it feels faster than it was before. The lowest setting slows it down to an unusable crawl. I've repaired permissions, rebooted and switched the mouse off and on without changing its behaviour. I'm on 10.4.7 and up to date in OSX. It isn't a major bother. Just curious about what's going on.

Hi again, Glenn:
I solved the problem by changing the batteries. Very strange. I started fiddling with the mouse after the new postings on this thread and all of a sudden it stopped working. It would click but would not move. I thought I had a dead mouse since the battery gauge still showed 3 bars and there was no warning of low power. I changed the batteries and the mouse came back to life in its original condition. Funny thing is, all 4 batteries were from the same pack of 8 Duracell alkalines. If this was a battery defect, it's certainly the first time I've ever come across one. Now I find the "reduced" speed too slow and have set the tracking speed to maximum!

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