Cursor Frozen on restart

My cursor is frozen--even after forced restart. Unplugging mouse doesn't help.
I have the log in screen, but I can't log in, restart, or shutdown, except by forced restart button.
Help please.
Thanks,
BH

Hi Beth in MN,
First of all, Welcome to the Apple Discussion forums!
Do you have an extra mouse you can try? Have you tried plugging the mouse into a different usb port. What port is it plugged into now? Keyboard port or usb port on the side of the Mac?
Did you have any specific application open when this occured?
post back and let us know if you can,
LS

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