OS X V10.6 Snow Leopard :: Why Does Cursor Freeze In OX 10.6.8 Until Relaunch Finder

Feb 5, 2012

While online in either Safari or Firefox my cursor as I am navigating a page will suddendly freeze on screen. I them am forced to relaunch finder, then unplug my mouse from the keyboard and once again, relaunch the finder.Then the cursor will move again. Any solutions to this problem guys? This is really driving me nuts. It happens about 5 times an hour!

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Mac mini, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

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Apr 5, 2012

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