Mouse Pointer Freezes

I'm having a strange problem where after doing a clean install of Mac OS X 10.6, my computer will freeze for a split second every 6 seconds. The mouse will freeze, any typing will freeze, everything. But only for a small blip of a time period. Then it goes back to normal until six seconds later. I checked Activity Monitor and didn't see anything unusual. Restarts don't help. Any ideas on what could possibly be going wrong here?

As a suggestion, try many different tests to determine if system, a driver, the mouse or ????
If SMC reset did NOT improve the situation, visit the Apple - Support - Downloads area and look for an updated mouse driver. Perhaps all it needs is an updated mouse driver? If updated mouse driver did NOT fix the random 6 second freezing, try a different mouse. Try a "wired" USB mouse instead. Even try a USB mouse from a typical Windows machine. If the USB mouse works great, then it has something to do with your current wireless mouse (assume you are currently using a wireless mouse).
Good luck...

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And, yes, the iPod's firmware is the latest one.
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hi i recently buyed a macbook, but from time to time the mouse pointer freezes for a few seconds.I disabled already the two fingers option from the touchpad,(found that suggestion in a forum ) but without success.Is that problem known, or has somebody an idea what that could be ? Thanks for help!

This has been happening to my MacBook Pro for the past few months now. At first I thought it was a bad mouse, but I've tried 3 known good mice and they all exhibit the same problem.
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Each time I use a USB,IPHOTO,DVD or VMware Fusion connection the desktop mouse pointer freezes regards Model Name:       Model Identifier:MacBookPro10.6.8, 2   Processor Name:Intel Core i7   Processor Speed:2 GHz   Number of ProcesJohn

Each time I use a USB,IPHOTO,DVD or VMware Fusion connection the desktop mouse pointer freezes regards Model Name: Regards John
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Total Number of Cores: 4
L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB
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Hi Allan,
Thank you for your early response, I eventually managed to unZip the requested download, each time I tried the computer froze.
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Mouse pointer freezing constantly
Hi!
My mouse pointer is regularly freezing after about 20 seconds or so. It is released by clicking. I have installed Parallels, and the Windows window says (on the lower left frame) "Click inside OS Window to capture mouse". This has not earlier been necessary even for the Windows window, but has now spread to the Mac side.
I find this utterly annoying and potentially harmful. If I have left the pointer in any place I am not aware of and want to retrieve it, I normally move it to find it. Now I have to click before I can move it, meaning I have to click the mouse in a position I do not know. I can see myself making purchases which ruin me, and the like...
I have recently installed Norton Antivirus on the Mac side and Norman Antivirus on the Windows side. Could that have anything to do with it?
Thank you for any information that can lead to capturing the culprit, dead or alive!
Hening.

Hi BDAqua
thank you for your fast reply. I followed yor advice, then booted from my backup disk, repaired the primary disk (no repairs needed) and repaired permissions again, and turned off Norton Auto-protection - altogether to no avail.
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Could this be the reason? Tomorrow, I'll move some large files to a backup medium.
Any more ideas?
Kind regards - Hening.

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Message was edited by: hening

Thank you both for your advice. I will run Activity Monitor and watch it. The first thing that strikes me is that even if I do nothing, the memory (and, to a lesser degree, the CPU) allocation for different apps is changing all the time. While I am writing this, the CPU consumption is topped by TextEdit 1.7..0,6%, Activity Monitor 1,4..0,6%, Firefox 0,5%
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Hi all,
Adjective overload??
I have browsed these boards for years but have never had the urge to post until now.
Recently I have noticed every 15 seconds or so my mouse pointer freezes. I am unable to move it. At all. For maybe 0.25 of a second. Then all back to normal. It's driving me insane.
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I keep my Mac Pro well maintained.
I am terrified I have some major hardware malfunction!
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Message was edited by: osxwhipswindoze
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