DW HELP! New DW Install Issue with No Mouse Cursor Response

[Captain Potts]

Yesterday, downloaded new DW disc onto my high end gaming Dell laptop Windows 7... also, today, downloaded Patch 1.4... following issues:
1. DW downloaded quickly & smoothly... also downloaded the Voice Recognition Program. However, on the menu screens, I can't get the mouse pointer to work in order to click on various boxes. I changed mouse & batteries & no cursor on the game so I can't play it. I did an uninstall on the Voice Program but it still pops up on the game menus begging me to energize it!
2. I downloaded the Patch 1.4, but on the DW properties, it shows no downloads today, only the initial download of DW yesterday. How do I know if the patch took or not on the game... there is a folder showing the patch, but no inication on the game.
Thanks for your help... by the way, I am a 72 year old man late comer to computers, so thanks for being simple.