No Keyboard or mouse in Windows XP

I have a new imac mini (10.5.4) running boot camp and windows xp.
Two days ago I started having problems when booting to xp. The keyboard and mouse are not recognized. No lights on the keyboard. I have tried 5 sets of kbs + mice including mac and dell brands -- still no luck.
OSX is working fine.
I installed vmware (30 day loaner) and was able to mount and use the xp partition normally using several different sets of kbds and mice.
Any clue?

What kind of keyboards are you using ? Wireless, cable attached, bluetooth ?

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