Microsoft mouse compatibility

two months ago i bought el cheapo microsoft mouse ($18) at staples. two buttons w/wheel.
works fine, except that when we "wake up" the mac, SOMETIMES the mouse cursor isn't on the screen.
we have to unplug the mouse USB cable from the keyboard, plug it in again (doesn't matter which USB port we use) and then the mouse cursor shows up.
this problem only happens sometimes, but it's a regular thing.
i have tried shutting down the mac, rebooting. the problem persists.
this began happening after i went to OS 10.4.5, and AFTER i got that new mouse.
help, ayone?

newtothemacworld:i gather you are confident i have diskutility somewhere.Disk Utility installs with the OS from the install disk. It is not an optional install, and that means that whenever one uses the install disk to install Panther or Tiger, Disk Utilities is installed with the rest of the OS. So, unless it were deleted, either unintentionally or intentionally, it will be in the Utilities Folder within the Applications Folder.i wonder why the apple support docs i looked over (all 70 of them) seemed to suggest that a user needs to load original install disk to access diskutility.One can access Disk Utility on the install disk, and, if all else fails, that would be fine to go that route. However, it is installed with the System and when you Repair Disk Permissions with the installed version of DU it repairs the latest permission on the disk.
Now try to find DU using the method Barry suggested. Click on the desktop. Now go up to the menu bar and go to the Go Menu. Pull down and see if you see Disk Utility there. It should be in the lower half of the pulled down menu.
Good luck, penpal.
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