Wireless mouse only open files on double click but will not move curser

My wireless mouse is pairing properly with my computer. It willl open files when I use the touch pad to move the curser onto the files and then click on them with the mouse.
But the wireless mouse will not move the curser on its own. So essentially, it half works. Have gone through this with help desk. We re-paired mouse with computer, checking that Bluetooth is functioning, etc; turning off and restarting. Evew blew on back of mouse to remove any dust. All appears to be in order, not mouse unfortunately. Normal wired mouse works fine. I have only today had a new HD installed. Everything else is working fine. Any ideas to get mouse moving again.
Finnian.
powerbookg4   Mac OS X (10.4.5)  

Yes - I took the batteries out. There's a little switch under the cover (marked "+" and "-") but I'll be darned if I know what that does. Took the batteries out and waited about 5 seconds.
I think I might have been having trouble because I had the mouse mated with a G4 laptop I replaced with a MacBook Pro, and both were on the desk together for a while. Now that the G4 is gone, I haven't been experiencing the problem. If you use multiple Bluetooth (Blueteeth?) devices you might want to make sure the mouse is only trusted on one.
iMac G5 20 inch, MacBook Pro 15 inch Mac OS X (10.4.7) Original Wireless Mouse

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