Trouble installing WinXP - keyboard not recognized?

I'm trying to install XP on my iMac. I have partitioned the hard drive with Boot Camp and then I start to install Windows. It seems to be working but when it gets to the screen where it asks me to select the partition I want to install Windows on, I cannnot select anything. Pressing the Up and Down arrows does nothing. The entire keyboard seems not to be recognized, as pressing any keys has no effect. I have to turn off the iMac with the power switch and restart.
Could it be that XP doesn't recognize the Apple keyboard that came with the iMac? It's a 20", 2.4Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo.

You don't say if the Apple keyboard is wired or bluetooth. A bluetooth keyboard doesn't work at this stage of the installation because the bluetooth driver is not installed. You would need a wired keyboard (and mouse?).
2nd problem. What size is your partition? If it is under 32GB, Windows will happily install to a FAT32 partition. Boot Camp creates a FAT32 partition of any size that you set it at. I don't know why XP does not give you the option to format NTFS but that's normal. All is not lost. Later, after the installation is completed, XP has an option for you to switch to NTFS in the Manage This Computer area.
To avoid WinXP automatically starting to install to the FAT32 partition, remove the Boot Camp partition and create a new one that is larger than 32GB. It will still be FAT32 but XP won't install until it demands an NTFS formatting.

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