boot up screen

hi, i'm new to linux, i am currently dual booting with windows xp and linux mandrake 9. 2 when the boot up screen comes up, i cant choose any options using a usb keyboard. so i hafto use a keyboard that plugs into the keyboard port.

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hi, i'm new to linux,
 
i am currently dual booting with windows xp and linux mandrake 9.2
 
when the boot up screen comes up, i cant choose any options using a usb keyboard. so i hafto use a keyboard that plugs into the keyboard port. is there any way that i can use the usb port for my keyboard??
 
also is there a way to set windowsxp as default boot up??
 
thank you

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Yes to both questions.
 
Without knowing what system you have, look in the bios setup, usually under, I think, integrated peripherals, and choose to enable USB keyboard support. Save your settings and reboot. See if that solves the use of keyboard issue.