Cannot reinstall Panther OS

I am trying to do an erase and install.
I boot the system and put in the OS disk
I back up whatever needs to be.
I start the OS install and a windows comes up asking to restart. I do so and another window comes up asking for permission. I click ok.
The system restarts and goes right back to the desktop. Over and over.
Troubleshooting I have tried so far:
Repaired drive permissions.
Tried someones elses Panther
For the **** of it, tried someone elses Tiger
Same result for everything. System just reboots back to desktop.
I am an Apple newbie, so I may be doing something wrong.

Hi Punisher2006!
As per the specs in This Topic, you were running Tiger 10.4.7.
Is there a specific reason that you ae now reinstalling Panther 10.3.x?
Just to verify, you have already done a backup, and you have erased the HD, correct?
After you have the CD/DVD inserted, when you restart, are you holding down on the C key, until the restart is complete?
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Archive and Install... (10.2 or later) (p167)
Mac OS X: About the Archive and Install feature
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107120
http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/archiveinstall.html
About Archive and Install
• Depending on the Install disc that you use.... this will install a fresh copy of your current OS or copy of an earlier version.
• This kind of installation automatically moves existing system files to a folder named Previous System, then installs Mac OS X again.
• If Mac OS X is not already present, you cannot select Archive and Install. You must Erase and Install instead.
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• Boot from the volume containing Mac OS X, and run Disk Utility's Repair Disk Permissions.
• Boot from the OS X Install CD using the "C" key. and run Disk Utility's Repair Disk function
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2. Select your language, and click Continue. The Welcome to the Mac OS X Installer window appears
3. Click Continue.
4. After reading the information, click Continue. The Software License Agreement window appears.
5. After reading the information, click Continue.
6. An agreement sheet appears, click Agree.
7. Select a Volume to install onto.
8. Click Options, click Customize and make your selections, the click OK.
9. Select Archive and Install, then OK.
10. Click Continue in the next dialog window.
11. Select the volume which already has Mac OS X installed.
12. Click OK.
13. Click Continue to begin the installation....... When done Restart.
14. Go to the folder Application/Utilities and run Disk Utility to repair permissions again.
• Your old system will be stored in folder called "Previous Systems" at the root level of your startup volume. If you would later like to delete this folder, you may need to change its permissions.
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