Keyboard input delayed in Siebel application // letters lost while typing

Hi all,
We have a strange problem on a client computer. While working with Siebel, keyboard input is extremely delayed. When typing a word or a phrase, it takes some seconds to appear in the corresponding field, and also some chars are just lost if one is typing too fast. This does only happen in Siebel - all other applications are OK.
I have seen this already some months ago, but don't remember the cause.
Web Client 7.8.2.14 QF0E76
Win XP SP3 IE8
Did anyone ever experience this? Might be some specific driver issue or IE security update or whatever?
Thanks
Benny

Thanks Wilson for your input, unfortunately resetting browser settings and stuff like this does not help.
In the meantime I have done more research on this and found something interesting. The dropped characters / missing keystrokes do only appear when typing in Siebel popup applets. We do NEVER lose any keystroke when typing in a normal form or list applet. I have run a little test with a vanilla SRF file and a VBS Script.
I placed a VBS file on my desktop which will use SendKeys to simulate typing the word "Siebel" several times.
The source code of the VBS file is:
>
Option Explicit
Dim WshShell, c
Set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
c=0
WScript.Sleep 5000
Do While c < 5
WshShell.SendKeys "S"
WScript.Sleep 70
WshShell.SendKeys "i"
WScript.Sleep 40
WshShell.SendKeys "e"
WScript.Sleep 30
WshShell.SendKeys "b"
WScript.Sleep 90
WshShell.SendKeys "e"
WScript.Sleep 120
WshShell.SendKeys "l"
WScript.Sleep 70
WshShell.SendKeys " "
WScript.Sleep 90
c = c + 1
Loop
WScript.Quitwhen I click this script I have 5 seconds to switch to Siebel and point the cursor into a text field.
-> When this text field is on a form applet, it correctly writes "Siebel Siebel Siebel Siebel Siebel"
-> When this field is on a MVG applet, it sometimes drops keystrokes like "Siebel Siel iebel Siebel Sibel"
what the hell could be the problem ??????
Could someone try this in another environment??
We are on 7.8.2.14 QF0E76 ...

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