Windows XP Disk Stuck in Drive - Help

I finally got around to installing windows XP with Boot Camp on my Mini. Unfortunately my keyboard (wireless) does not work during set up and I cannot get past a screen in the windows set-up.
When I reboot it defaults to the windows setup disk in the drive. How can I eject this disk..
Every time I restart it starts installing windows again...

Hi Pumpkin,
sorry it didn't work for you.
Did you used Mac specific keyboard?
I just reinstalled my winXP in Parallels and used my Macally USB keyboard (made for a Mac). The keyboard should have an Eject key which is NOT usualy on PC generic keyboards. You hold the Eject right when you restart the Mini and it should eject the CD,DVD. It did for me...

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