Forced Shutdown Required to reboot MacBook Pro

I have a MBP running 10.4.11. I recently changed my bluetooth mouse from the Mighty Mouse to the Kensington Pilotmouse Mini Bluetooth. I installed their Mouseworks 3.0r1 software. One big issue; if I do not shutdown bluetooth and then use the trackpad to shutdown the computer, the computer will not shutdown unless I use the power button to do so. The desktop icons disappear but the cursor icon remains active. This never happened with the Mighty Mouse. Is there another way to shut down the computer?

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