Thanks foxyloxley,

I looked in system information and everything has an " OK " on it except...in conflicts/sharing the modem is listed...is it possible that the modem is causing the mouse to move on it's own...and it does move even when I am not on the net.

Aside from this and what I've already mentioned I'm not sure where else to look for the problem...any suggestions out there...that haven't already been covered?

Eg