Third-party mouse not working

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Baryon Fresh-Faced Recruit Join Date: Dec 2005 Status: Offline	Jun 24, 2006, 06:22 AM
	My iMac came with a wireless keyboard and mouse. I decided to switch to a three-button mouse temporarily (but keep the wireless keyboard). However, when I turn the computer on, the third-party mouse does not work, and the Bluetooth setup assistant launches and gets me to put my bluetooth mouse on, which I do not want. I have tried deleting the entry for the Bluetooth mouse in the pref pane, but this does not help. The third-party mouse is a USB Packard Bell. I have tried two of this model. The only way I can get the mouse to work is to remove it from the USB port, then turn off the Bluetooth mouse, then put it back in the USB port. How can I make it 'Just Work'?
	iMac G5 17in 2.0GHz , 512MB RAM , ATI Radeon 9600 128MB , Mac OS X Tiger / FCE HD / Soundtrack Pro