Erase and Reinstall on New Macbook Pro

I'm trying to start over. I have a new Macbook Pro, have had to erase the HD and reinstall OSX, and am trying to reinstall the iLife software prior to going through the Startup Assistant again. After reinstalling OSX, it just restarts and go straight into the Startup. How do I get the Applications Install completed first? The instructions aren't clear.
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No, I have a second disc that came with my Mac, but there are no promptings to insert that disc after erase and install. The disc with Mac OS X is retained after erase and install and there is merely a prompt to restart the machine. When I restart, the computer immediately launches into the information collecting mode which lets you configure the machine. I called it the "setup assistant" by mistake, sorry. You know the one I'm talking about... that starts up when you first open your new Mac. It won't let you quit this either, until you're done.
I want to install the 2nd DVD applications (iLife) before I go into the new computer setup because, when I bring information over from my old computer using that process, the iLife applications seem to need to be there for the transfer of certain information or it won't let you proceed. I've tried it twice now! Maybe I can go to the Mac OS X Installer after erase and install and see something I could do that would allow me to switch discs.
As a side note, I'm having a conflict regarding the use of my account name. It won't let me use the same name I did on my old computer's account. But if I change it, it moves my information to a second account other than my administrator account! I don't see why it can't just move my info to the account I'm setting up when it automatically fills in your name based upon your Apple information. Anyway, my information ends up being inaccessible to the administrator account because it's in a different account! I don't want to be logging into two different accounts on my own computer!
Maybe I'm making this harder than it should be somehow. I never thought I'd run into so much trouble by just wanting to bring information over from my old computer! LOL

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