Losing Wireless Mouse & Keyboard Settings on Restart

Every time I restart my MacBook Pro, I lose my settings for my wireless mighty mouse and the set functions for buttons like F12 (Dashboard) etc. I have to reselect them periodically, sometimes twice before restarting. I noticed two ButtonManager.app items on my login items N067U and N124U. Could that be the problem?

I've got the same issue. Any solutions?
thanks.
David

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