Mountain Lion going into safe boot

Hi, I downloaded mountain lion and it started intstalling. When it restarted to install the upgrade, it starts in safe mode..i tried shutting down and restarting few times but every time it starts installing the updates and then goes into safe boot mode..
Note: yesterday I got a problem with my key board, there was a spill into my mbp keyboard and most of the keys are not working. Right now i am using my Bluetooth keyboard now.
Pls let me know how to fix this safe boot issue with the installation.

A problem with a keyboard will cause your Mac to startup in Safe Mode.
If you can, use a USB keyboard instead of Bluetooth.

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