Mac OS Boot Issue

[rhcp1253]

I tryed to install windows xp on my mac and my disk was too scratched so the install failed. So i held down the power button on my mac until it turned off. Big mistake. Now whenever it boot up, it says press any button to boot from cd. I tryed installing rEFit, it installs but doesn'ty boot into the boot loader. Is there any way to cancel the windows install.

 

[oculus42]

Hold Option

Hold down Option immediately after powering on. It should bring up the Boot selection screen and allow you to get to Mac OS X.

 

[rhcp1253]

Yea thats a temporary fix but how can i fix this perminantly

 

[oculus42]

Startup Disk

Once you get into Mac OS X, go to the Startup Disk panel in System Preferences and select your Mac boot drive.