Installing windows XP

Hi, by reading your question I am not sure if you are saying that when you load up Windows 7, nothing shows but a black screen or if your keyboard is not working. Well anyway I am going to try and help with both.
If you are getting a black screen when loading up, this is probably because your computer does not support Windows 7. In order to use Bootcamp and install Windows 7 you must be on Mac 10.6 and up or Snow Leopard. That is the only OS that supports Windows 7 and if you do have Mac 10.6 but you still have the black screen it is probably because the actual computer can't handle it or the drivers in the computer might not support it. I would say anything before 2005 will not be able to load Windows 7, but I am just taking a guess. For my second solution dealing with your wireless keyboard, when you installed Windows 7, no drivers were installed because Windows does not support them yet. This is why your keyboard was blinking, it was looking for a connection because it was not connected to anything. When installing Windows 7 you will need a wired mouse and keyboard because your Apple Wireless Bluetooth Keyboard is not yet pared with the computer. In order to install the drivers to make your keyboard work you need to load up Windows 7 by holding down the "option" key when turning on the iMac. Then once you select Windows 7, and it loads up to the desktop you need to insert your Mac reinstall CDs, then follow the on screen steps to install the drivers. From there you should be able to go into the control panel and add a wireless keyboard under the devices panel.
I hope this helps, Justin

just connect both computers to the same router/hub. if mac is working then windows should work as well. on a wired network in windows xp and beyond, there is no set-up required. if it is not working, then perhaps you using a crossover cable (meant to connect 2 computers directly) instead of a regular ethernet cable.

you will need an intel mac to use a xp boot disc.

or with virtual pc installed you can run windows 2000, not sure about xp though.

try re-installing os, it looks more like RAM issue.

Recent OS X installation dvd's have the windows drivers for bootcamp bundled on them, in a special partition that will show up if you insert the disc while you're booted in windows. Install those, and odds are you'll get sound back. 

Do the volume keys still work when you are booted in to OS X?
Also, try reinstalling the Bootcamp drivers that will appear when you insert an OS X disk when it's booted in to Windows.

When youre running windows XP on a Macbook, you should install the Bootcamptools from the original Mac OSX Leopard DVD. This installs all the components of your Macbook including graphics, Bluetooth and of course the iSight =)

iMac G5's cannot run windows alone, but older software can be purchased like Virtual PC to run windows on that unit.

must be too old to network ....

one. A PowerPC iBook like yours can only install Windows XP through emulation. This means that Mac OS X has to be installed to run the emulator. It will also run slower in emulation mode, meaning that XP will pretty much only be good for word processing. The newer intel Macs like the imac and macBook can install Windows XP natively even without Mac OS X installed!  two. It's weird how the etherent cable doesn't fit? Apple uses standard ethernet cables, so....