Update for OSX 10.2.? has killed my mouse

I have an IMAC blue with CRT. It came with OS 9 and update discs to OSX and a further update CD to I think OSX 10.2.?
However it may be and older version of OSX as I can't see the current version as machine has problems.
I had not used the machine for a while and when I started it the other night it said I needed to update which I did. I think it was the combo update. I am running Norton Anti Virus. It got 98% of way through the update and froze. I left it for a while but as the only thing I could do was move the mouse but not then click on anything I was forced to unplug it. Since then when I start the machine up it looks like it is working but it does not use the mouse and I can't see how to get at anything to try and repair it without a working mouse. I can use te keyboard but can't work out how to do anything usefull without the mouse.
I have tried plugging the mouse into deifferent USB ports without success.
I tried to reinstall the latest OSX update CD I have which boots OK and then lets me use the mouse (not a hardware fault) but when it gets to selecting the disk it says that it is the wrong language and will not let me select the hard drive. So I can't reair it to the previous working version.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Hi Paul, and welcome to the discussions:
I suspect the source of your trouble is Norton. I'm not going to argue the merits of having anti-virus software on a Mac: if you're more comfortable with it than without, then go ahead and use it. BUT, always disable Norton when you're running software updates.
That said, you could try booting into Safe mode, then running Disk Utility. Also, go into System Preferences and open the International pane to check which language has priority. If "English" isn't at the top, move it to the top.
Or, if there isn't anything of importance stored on the iMac, boot from the install disk, and at the first opportunity go to the Install menu at the top of the screen. Launch Disk Utility and erase the hard drive. Then quit Disk Utility and continue with the installation.
Good luck,
Andrew

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