How do you abort a Boot Camp install?

Hello,
I figured I'd give this whole BootCamp under Leopard thing a try just so I could see how it's done.
So I started the install and it rebooted to my XP CD. It says, "Press any key to boot off the CD" So I continue to press any key, but when I get to the setup screen my keyboard doesn't work at all! Same Mac keyboard I've always used and even works with my PC. It won't accept any keys so I can't continue the XP install. So I power off and and on and eject the disk. Now I get:
"No bootable device. Insert boot disk and press any key."
I don't have another Mac Keyboard, but I've tried using my PC's keyboard, which lights up when plugged into any computer. I also lights up when plugged into my Mac, but now I can't get passed the "Press Any Key to boot from CD" So it seems that I'm stuck! I can't even get back to my OSX desktop! It seems to be stuck in the middle of the Bootcamp setup, which I can't complete for some strange reason.
HELP! Even just to cancel this install. I've also tried booting off my Leopard and Tiger discs, but no go. I still get the message that the disk can't be found.
Can someone at least tell me how you abort a BootCamp install? Right now, my Mac Mini is less useful than a brick! It's a glorified paper weight! Thank God I've got another computer cause I'd really be screwed otherwise.
Very very strange that the Leopard DVD nor the Tiger CD works when trying to boot off of either one though.
Thoughts? Opinions? Ideas?
Thanks for you help!
Jeff
1.82 Ghz Dual Core Mac Mini Mac OS X (10.4.10)

Ok, this is very strange, but suppose I it might explain why my keyboard wasn't working during the XP install. I noticed that my Caps lock light wasn't turning on when I pressed that key. So I switched and connected my Dell keyboard and used the Alt key for Option. Then it showed me my hard drive, no other partitions like I had expected. I clicked the Hard Drive and it continued to boot up.
Now, what's up with my keyboard, it's an Apple keyboard (the new slim one with the number keypad); it works great on my Dell. But not on my Mac? Huh? My Apple Keyboard isn't working on my Apple computer? Huh? Am I in Bizzaro world here?
Anywho, thanks for your help!
Jeff

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