Had larger drive installed, will not boot...help !

Had a new, larger drive installed on my MacBook Pro, running the latest version of Snow Leopard.
Booted off the startup disk, restored everything from the TimeMachine Backup. System indicated the restore was successful.
But it will not reboot, just get the white screen with the Apple Logo on it and the twirling circle.
Selected one partition, journal entry..think everything was done correctly, but must have missed something.
Any ideas?
Barbara

Barbara:
OK, so you have installed and formatted your new internal HDD. Since TM does not make a bootable backup, simply restoring it will not give you a functional system.
After installation you need to install and update the OS, then restore from backup as per this link from the Time Machine forum.
Installation Process
• With computer shut down insert install disk in optical drive.
• Hit Power button and immediately after chime hold down the "C" key.
• Select language
• Open Installer and begin installation.
• Select installation option
• Choose to Customize and deselect Foreign Language Translations and Additional Printer drivers.
• Proceed with installation.
• After installation computer will restart for setup.
• After setup, reboot computer.
• Go to Applications > Utilities > Disk Utility.
• Select your HDD (manufacturer ID) in left side bar.
• Select First Aid in main panel.
• Click Repair Disk Permissions.
• Connect to Internet.
• Download and install Mac OS X v10.6.7 Update Combo
Computer will restart.
• Repair Disk Permissions as previously.
• Go to Apple Menu > Software Update.
• Install all updates.
Computer may restart after updates.
• Go to Applications > Utilities > Disk Utility.
• Select your HDD (manufacturer ID) in left side bar.
• Select First Aid in main panel.
• Click Repair Disk Permissions.
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