New Mouse Problems

I am running 2 desktops (G4, G5) and a Laptop (G3). Sometimes I run them together as a network and sometimes I run them as individual computers. I have been doing this for over a year with no problem.
Just this week, my mouse began clicking to "show all windows". I can actually hear it making a clicking sound. It turns on and off expose in rapid succession and will not stop until I lift the mouse and hold it in the air. If I put my hand in fron of the sensor it begins clicking again.
I switched all 3 mice around and they all continued to do it. They all did it with each computer seperatley as well. I notice that they are fine most of the day, but at night or in the evenings after hours of use, the problems start. I have isolated it to the mouse. I know I could turn off Expose, but that doesn't give me a real fix, since I am not utilizing the full capacity of my machines.
Is it safe to hit the sensors with some compressed air?
Help me you smart Mac people!!
iBook G3, iMac G4, Power Mac G5 Tower Mac OS X (10.4.6) Bring back the Newton!

Well, the bugs are apparently out of the mice. I haven't seen this issue appear in nearly 2 weeks......

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Originally posted by Raven_
hi
its possible to use an ps/2 mouse AND a usb mouse at the same time.
i used the ps/2 mouse in windows and the usb mouse when playing games.
you can get some trouble if you do it the way i did it.
i was in windows surfing and the pointer just jumped all over the screen.
when i looked on the other side under a table a friends little kid played with the usn mouse. )
bye
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so i have tried a few different things to try and correct this problem and none have worked so far. I have looked in the BIOS for any setting related to the mouse and have found nothing, i have uninstalled the mouse in Device Manager and restarted my computer still with the mouse being detected and sometimes not until reboot
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