thanks guys -- OK, the keyboard works "after" Ubuntu loads up - can I 
then assume that it not the problem?  The machine is not in front of me...

Searching the forums, I don't find much, BUT, looks like I could hit 
"e" and edit - changing the boot options so that XP is first??

Would that work?

At 10:42 AM 8/15/2009, you wrote:
>Is your keyboard working at all prior to the menu being displayed? This
>could be a situation where you're using a USB keyboard but the keyboard
>won't work before the OS loads. If so, you will need to check your BIOS
>settings for a "USB Keyboard Support" option and then enable it.
>
>
>On Sat, 2009-08-15 at 10:26 -0700, Lyle Tuttle wrote:
> > OK, I have a system that had XP on it; I loaded Ubuntu on it in the
> > dual-boot method, and now, when I boot the system, I can't move the
> > selection to start it in XP...it is set on Ubuntu, and that's it......
> >
> > What am I missing?  I just can't move that selection highlited 
> bar to XP.......
> >
> > lyle
> >
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