Cut and paste on left click mouse doesn't work & manage search engine choices non-existtant

I can no longer cut and paste from any website with the mouse. I have also lost the search engine choices (and the engine itself)
== This happened ==
Every time Firefox opened
== new version of firefox was updated to 3.6.6

Sounds like at least the Mouse is going out, open Sustem Preferences>Mouse, change the primary button to the right one, does the right button now work like he left one should?
Just thinking, it could jast as likely be the KB, maybe the control key stuck? Does the Mouse work if you disconnect the KB?

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I can't cut and paste anything, and shift click doesn't work like it normally should. Shift click is acting like command shift insead of selecting everything between. Please, no ******** answers.
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https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm?name=wishform
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