Strange keyboard problem

I do a little bit of tech support as part of my job and about a year ago I installed a couple of TouchSmart computers for some customers running Windows Vista Business 64-bit.  (I think that's the version of Vista, there are too many to remember It was 64-bit I do remember that for sure). 
Just before Christmas I upgraded both of them to Windows 7 Pro 64-bit.  Everything seemed to work fine.  However now they are both experience weird keyboard problems.  When they type the keyboard will become unresponsive or delayed.  Sometimes they can't type at all and some times when they type nothing will happen initially and then what they typed will show up after the fact.  Usually with a delay of a couple of seconds. 
One of them is using the stock HP wireless keyboard and one is using a MS ergo wireless keyboard.  Since they are both having the same problem with different keyboards it seems like an OS issue to me.
I've done a remote log in session with their computers and it accepts input from my typing from a remote computer with no problems.
Their office is about an hour away, so I haven't had the chance yet to go over there and test out a keyboard with a USB connection rather than wireless, but aside from that I'm not sure what to try hardware wise.  The keyboards they are using worked find in Vista.
Any ideas?
Thanks!

Hey guys,
I was also having this issue, but found that i didnt have a problem using USB connected keyboards,
Maybe give that a try?
Also try re-installing the wirless optical media kit drivers in windows device manager?
Other than that it is probably an OS issue as its not just one specific type of keyboard.
Hope this helps in som way (:
BobertWhoa

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