Mouse acting all crazy in 10.3.9

My mouse has been acting really funny in 10.3.9 I have pplugged it into my laptop and had no problems with it so i am thinking it is on my G4. It bounces all over the place, I have no control of it. Often it freezes and I mess with the connection and sometime it works, sometimes not. Is it my USB?
thanks,
Katie

Hi Katie,
problems like yours are almost always a problem with the mechanics of the mouse. What kind is it? An optical mouse or one with a ball?
When you tried it with the laptop - did you use the mouse on the same surface like with your G4?
That's the first thing you could try: use the mouse on a different surface (....different mousepad or something like that) and see if it helps....
HTH,
Koinseb

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