Mouse menu disappear from the system preference..what happened?

after I updates to OS 10.47, my wired mighty mouse completely stop working. I checked both the USB ports with USB flash drives, they work just fine. But when I checked the system profile, the info of the mouse does not show up. I also checked the system preference, strangely, the mouse option does not show up under "keyboard and mice". All I see is keyboard, trackpad, bluetooth and keyboard shortcut.
anyone knows what is going on? thanks alot!
Black Macbook Mac OS X (10.4.7)

If your Mighty Mouse isn't working then the mouse options in the preference pane will not show up. You'll only see (like you said: keyboard, trackpad and bluetooth). If you have a working mouse plugged in, it will activate the Mouse preference and you will no longer see the trackpad option. That particular preference pane is dependent on the hardware that is present.
Sounds like it might be time for a new Mighty Mouse - a perfect time to spring for the wireless one
EDIT: I misread your first sentence and didn't realize that it stopped working after the 10.4.7 update. Yes, I would try to reinstall the software. But my original response (save for the "spring for a new one" segment) still applies.

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