Mouse stuck in upper left hand corner...

Not sure if this is where I should be posting this, but I couldn't find a more appropriate heading. I have a couple year old iMac running OS X 10.2.8. Just yesterday I was surfing the web and all of a sudden my mouse pointer got stuck in the upper left hand corner of the screen, and I haven't been able to move it since. I have tried new known good mice and a new keyboard...neither had any effect. I also tried clearing the PRAM and running disk utilities from my install disk. The pointer is still stuck and I'm not sure what else to try?
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated...
Thanks in advance

pegasusroscoe,
Are you able to open the Trash, and view it's contents?
If so, are the items individual files, or are there system folders there?
I don't know if it will do any good, but are you able to run Repair Disk?
THESE ARE THE STEPS FOR USING DISK UTILITY TO REPAIR YOUR HD
1.Insert the System Install disk, Mac OS X CD-ROM disk, or Restore DVD disk, then restart the computer while holding the C key. Use the System disk, of the OS, that is currently installed.
2.Once started up from CD or DVD, on the Menubar at the top of the screen, choose Disk Utility from the Installer contextual menu.
Important: Do not click Continue in the first screen of the Installer. If you do, you must restart from disc to access Disk Utility.
3.Click the First Aid tab.
4.Click the disclosure triangle to the left of the hard drive icon to display the names of your hard disk volumes and partitions.
5.Select your Mac OS X volume, if necessary.
6.Click Repair. If DU reports errors it has fixed, re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported.
7.Repeat steps 5 & 6, but select the Hard Drive this time. It's usually the first listed with the manufacturer's model number. Make note of the S.M.A.R.T. status.
8.When finished, select Quit Disk Utility from the Installer menu.
9.Select Quit Installer from the Installer menu.
10.In the resulting pop-up window, choose restart.
11.After the computer has restarted, you can eject the CD.
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