HELP!!! Boot Camp Disaster

hey you guys, i recently got a macbook pro and i tried to install the boot camp program. everything ran fine, but when i ran the xp installation cd, it wouldn't let me hit enter to continue the install. i tried to hit f3 to quit, but no response. i eventually turned my macbook off by pressing & holding the power button. when i turned it back on, i ejected the cd. now there's a message that says, "no bootable device--insert boot disk and press any key" at this point i just want to go back to my normal os x settings. i don't want to mess with xp as of now. cany you guys help me? by the way, the cd i inserted was the reinstallation cd for windows xp. is that where i went wrong? help me please! i want my old settings back.

OK so I have the same original problem.
I try to install XP on a MacBookPro using Boot Camp - The XP installer loads a lot of stuff into memory and then asks me to press a key to tell it what to do next. At this point the keyboard seems dead and I so I can't progress into the installation phase.
So I worked out for myself how to recover a working MacOS system but this doesn't alter the fact that I can't install XP.
I tried the Firmware 1.0.1 update and I also tried plugging in an external USB keyboard - but no joy.
Has anyone else encountered this problem and/or found a work-around?
MacBookPro Mac OS X (10.4.6)

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