Trackpad/Mouse issues, no Scroll/right click

I have just got a new MBP, my second one, and after having to return to APPLE to get it formatted back to OSX, as LION was not working with a number of software I have, (more over the other way around)
I restored my book's apps and doc's from Time Machine, (To be honest I don't know if the problem was before this or not) and when I tried to start to put life back together I noticed my Trackpad, some call it a mouse. The one ON the laptop no longer did anything more than let me move the mouse and I can only click. No Control Click, No Scrolling, nothing it is VERY Frustrating, and I am not sure what to do.
All the fancy mouse actions of LION are great, but I only need Scroll, Mouse Move, Right Click & Left Click.
How can I get these all back online?
Sys Pref did nothing, first off, it only sees MOUSE< and TRACK PAD NOT FOUND, so with mouse all I can change is the SPEED of the pointer and my click rate for double click.
The Accuracy of the mouse is also not what it was, I have to be DEAD CENTRE of any ICON to get the results I need.
This is a real pain, I can tell you that I am beginning to think I should have gone another route when I was picking a new Laptop. After a 10 year relationship with Apple, perhaps it is time to give Bill a call.

I just did the latest update for OSX from Apple, and after the reboot, (Not the first reboot int he process so reboot is not the answer)
After the reboot, everything seems to be back to normal.
SO thanks, And I hope that if anyone else suffers they can get the same results I did.

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