I'm trying to reset Macbook Pro to factory.  I have the disk, but when I try to reboot from the disk, holding down "c", it just goes straight to installation.   Any help is appreciated.

I read the directions from Kappy on how setting my Macbook Pro to factory settings.  I put the OS disk in, rebooted while holding down 'c'. I got the choose language, but then it goes to 'installation', no menu.  Am I doing something wrong?

Erase and Install Snow Leopard
1. Boot from your OS X Installer Disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button.  When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu.
Booting From An OS X Installer Disc
  1. Insert OS X Installer Disc into the optical drive.
  2. Restart the computer.
  3. Immediately after the chime press and hold down the "C" key.
  4. Release the key when the spinning gear below the dark gray Apple logo
      appears.
  5. Wait for installer to finish loading.
2. After DU loads select your hard drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Note the SMART status of the drive in DU's status area.  If it does not say "Verified" then the drive is failing or has failed and will need replacing.  SMART info will not be reported  on external drives. Otherwise, click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.
3. Under the Volume Scheme heading set the number of partitions from the drop down menu to one. Click on the Options button, set the partition scheme to GUID then click on the OK button. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Partition button and wait until the process has completed.
4. When completed quit DU and return to the installer. Complete the Snow Leopard installation.

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