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Mouse cursor has a mind of its own

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hi im new to this and ive never posted anything like this before so i hope its ok lol anyways i was sat on my pc the other day and my mouse cursor suddenly started wiggling about on the screen, when i move the mouse the cursor is responsive and i can still use it to an extent if i turn the settings to lowest possible setting, i have tried another usb mouse and even an old school connection mouse ( sorry dont know what that connection is called) . . . ive ran multiple anti virus programs and malware and spyware programs but i still have got no were, ive even changed the hard drive and installed windows 7 again but it still happens on the other drive too . . . im totally lost and i would really appreciate it if someone could help me

Pc Specs

i7 860 stock
packard bell g5800 motherboard
8gb samsung ddr3 memory
750 watt novatech power station modular psu
gtx 560 ti at stock
gigabyte m6900 gaming mouse
standard usb keyboard

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I would try the following:
1) Power off. Move the USB connection to different usb port on the PC. Power on.
2) Power off. Replace the mouse using a different usb port on the PC. Power on.
3) Power off. Replace the keyboard using a different usb port on the PC. Power on.

If none of these items work - I would think you have an issue with the USB controller on the motherboard.

My mouse does that every once in a while. 99% of the time it means I have to clean the cat hair out of the optical sensor.

Since yours has an optical sensor and not a laser sensor, you have to have something with a visible texture like a grid.
Something with lines in 1 direction (like wood grain) will not work.

@i still need help on this issue if anyone had a fix for me :) 

Like RoninTexas said it has got to be the usb controller on your motherboard, but if the cursor moves without having mouse even plugged in then it also has got to be some sort of driver or registry problem at the same time, but yet again you said that you did a fresh install of windows 7 so this means that the only constant between both installs of windows 7 would be the physical hardware of the computer and the same copy of windows 7 so it could be one of 2 things: 1) faulty motherboard, and/or 2) Corrupt copy of Windows 7. I would start by getting into contact with your motherboard manufacturer and if they cant figure it out call Microsoft and deal with them until resolved.
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