DVD starts playing at chapter 6...

I am using iDVD 7.03, I have completed my project which includes 8 chapters. My problem is that when the play button is pushed the project starts at Chapter 6 and not the beginning. I have tried dropping the beginning scene into the "play movie" box, with the same result. Also how can I just have the DVD auto-start without having to select the play dvd button. This is for a client who needs this by tomorrow and everything burn and rendered fine until I tested the DVD. I am very frustrated racking my brain.
Any help would be great!

Also how can I just have the DVD auto-start without having to select the play dvd button.
Check out iDVD Help: Creating a DVD that plays automatically when it is inserted into a DVD player
+To create a looping autoplay DVD:+
+Open iDVD and choose “Create a New Project” in the dialog that appears.+
+Type a name for your project in the Save As field, and then click Create.+
+The iDVD window opens with a default theme selected. This theme will not appear in your final DVD because an autoplay DVD does not use a theme.+
+Click the Map button (shown below) to open the DVD map.+
+Click Media to open the Media pane, then click Photos or Movies.+
+Drag a movie or a photo album, or even a single image, from the Media pane to the project icon.+
+You can also drag images or movies stored elsewhere on your computer or a connected server.+
+You can use photos, movies, presentation slides (created in a program such as Keynote), or other image files in a slideshow created in iDVD. iDVD works with any image file that is supported by QuickTime (including PICT, JPEG, TIFF, and PDF.)+
+To turn on looping for the autoplay movie or slideshow (a single image is also considered a slideshow in this context), click the project icon and then choose Advanced > Loop Movie or Loop Slideshow.+
+If you added a movie with sound, the audio of the movie is retained, so the viewer hears it during autoplay.+
+If you added a slideshow, you can double-click the project icon to open the slideshow editor. There you can add a single audio file or a playlist as a soundtrack and set other slideshow features, such as transitions and slide duration.+
+Click the Preview button to see how your movie or slideshow looks.+
+The iDVD remote control opens, and your DVD begins to play immediately.+
+When you’re finished, click the Exit button on the DVD remote control to return to the iDVD window.+
+If you are sure your project is the way you want it, you can burn it to a DVD. When you put the final DVD into a DVD player, it begins to play immediately and will continue to play until you stop it.+
Do any of the chapter buttons overlap? Did you change the placement of any of the buttons?

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