Help!  Installing 10.6 on my 10.5.8 Macbook Pro Grey Screen

I tried to install 10.6 on my 10.5.8 Macbook Pro.  It installed just fine, I restarted, it goes through the apple logo and asks me to pick a language.  I pick english, it goes to the grey screen and stops there forever.  I'd be happy just to go back to 10.5.8, I just don't want to lose all my stuff.  Please help!
Also, all the function buttons work (volume, adjust screen brightness, etc).  Just nothing else will.

To the best of my knowledge the only legal way to get 10.6 is on a DVD.
Most of the downloads, in addition to being illegal, are usually pack with malware.
My suggestion would be to use your 10.5 disk to erase the disk and that get a generic copy of the 10.6 DVD and install from there.
Allan

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