I have an old USB mouse that I got from my mom's bf for use on my laptop, but every so often, whenever I plug it in, it doesn't respond; this usually happens when I unplug it for a long period of time. I don't know why it's doing this but it's pretty dang annoying. Btw, it's a Targus AMU18US retractable mouse. 
Help me out here?

Help me out here?
My Computer
System One
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- Manufacturer/Model
- HP-Compaq Presario CQ60-215DX Notebook PC
- CPU
- AMD Athlon™ X2 QL-62 Dual-Core Processor
- Memory
- 2GB DDR2
- Graphics card(s)
- nVidia GeForce Go 8200M
- Screen Resolution
- 1366x768 (15.6'' Diagonal)
- Hard Drives
- 250GB SATA hard drive (5400 rpm)