Apple Bluetooth Keyboard Requires Power Cycled Off/On to Work

My system: iMac w/Intel Core 2 Duo 2.33GHz processor, OS 10.4.11, Windows XP w/SP3.
When run Windows (via Boot Camp) my bluetooth ("Mighty") mouse and Apple wireless keyboard initially don't work.
After I click the mouse a couple of times, the system sees it, but the only way I can get the keyboard to work is to shut it off, wait a few seconds, and turn it back on. This MUST be done after logging into Windows, not before.
The Bluetooth Control Panel says everything is fine (it lists the keyboard, even when it doesn't get input from it).

Upgraded to newer software (OS updates) and problem finally went away.
I upgraded (later) to Parallels 5 and the problem remains fixed.

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