[Irenic]

I have one and two and I have cleaned the red light area, scrubbed my desk to squeak. I have replaced the batteries a few times. I am going to buy a new mouse, it must be that.

Even trying to use my search engine (start page) and change stuff in the search-box, takes more than an act of congress! I can also end up with word soup.

Even trying to mess with MS Word and Paint Shop Pro is enough to have one locked up.

I hope it is the mouse. I have paid AVAST and Malwarebytes. It is the craziest ‘puter experience I’ve ever had.

Maddening for someone who sucks at grammar in the first place! :p

[fr_freak]

OK, a couple of other easy things you can try for your mouse problem:

Since your mouse is cordless, try moving the mouse receiver away from any devices on the desktop. For example, if you have the receiver sitting near the keyboard, or speakers, or joystick, etc. especially if the other device is between the receiver and where you normally hold the mouse. Also, don't put your cellphone near the mouse or receiver. Try a few different positions for the mouse receiver.

If that has no effect, try unplugging all your other non-essential devices. I'm going to assume your mouse receiver is USB, so you can start with unplugging other USB devices that you don't need on a daily basis, just to see if there is some kind of conflict.