Intel MAC w/ Boot Camp only reboots in XP

running tiger (10.4x ?)with Boot Camp and only reboots in XP no matter which keys you hold down or which startup disk you select in the XP Control Panel.
Also somewhere along the line my MAC mouse and keyboard no longer function.
Help

"Also somewhere along the line my MAC mouse and keyboard no longer function."
This would seem to be the reason you can't choose which to boot into when you restart. If the keyboard is not recognized then pressing keys will do no good. Is your keyboard wireless? You may need to get a wired one until you get everything setup and working the way you want it, then afterwards try setting up the wireless one.

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