IMac Keyboard and Leopard

Hi
I have just upgraded to a new 20" iMac from a Mac mini running Leopard. When I got the iMac home, it came with he Leopard CPU drop-in DVD to upgrade from Tiger. When I used the Leopard Install DVD to restore the system I was using on the mini from a time machine backup, the new keyboard stopped working. I had to plug in another and I have downloaded 3 different updates and installed to no avail. Anybody have any thoughts?
Thanks
Garrett

I just upgraded a Mac Mini last night from Tiger to Snow Leopard, and I'm now experiencing the same problem. Details:
If I Safe Boot, the problem goes away, so it's clearly an issue with something loading up in software.
I had 4 login items:
Google Software Update
Cisco Clean Access Agent
Microsoft AU Daemon (from Office 2004)
iTunes Helper (10.2.1)
I say "had" because I trashed the Cisco Agent since the version I had doesn't work with Snow Leopard anyway.
I do not have an "Other" below Accounts.
In my Library/Startup Items, I have a few items from Parallels (I think version 3, which is old too). Not sure how to disable these without deleting them. I do have a newer Parallels installation disc lying around that I never bothered to install.
I'm not using an Apple mouse - it's a Logitech wireless mouse with a Logitech USB dongle plugged into the back of the Mini.
I'm using a Kensington keyboard.
I don't use Safari regularly as Firefox is my daily web browser. I don't empty the Safari Cache or the History List regularly (it should be pretty empty anyway, since I use Safari probably once every 3 months).
My Hard Drive has 11GB free (it's an 80GB drive, so that's a decent amount of free space).
Any suggestions on how to proceed?

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