Macbook erratic trackpad and stuck on right click! NEED HELP!

Hi,
Got a Macbook Unibody, 10.6.8, 2.4GHz, 8GB RAM.
Basicly it was working fine. I installed a driver for a Tascam audio interface, still working fine for about 2 hours. Took it round to my girlfriends and after a few more hours the pointer started moving around the screen on it's own, clicking only operates the right click function and it will right click on it's own sometimes.
I've removed the driver and software that came with the Tascam Driver the best I can (Not sure how to do it fully on a Mac, Windows is much better at these things!), I've clean the pad itself and tried 'resetting' it by placing my palm on it for a few seconds. All these things haven't worked.
USB mouse seems to work ok but even the erratic trackpad will take over sometimes.
The interface was plugged in via USB and I'm wondering if this could have effected it?
Any help is much appriciated, it seems like everytime I touch her computer something goes wrong with it!!!
Oh and no Apple warranty so going to apple ain't an option.
Many thanks,
Karl.

If you have a model with a removable battery, pull the battery and try running without it. I had a problem with my battery swelling and it created all weird trackpad issues. I replaced the battery and it cleared them all up.
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