Help getting back to OS 9 desktop

I was going to install OS X 10.4 Tiger on Power Mac system with 0S 9 installed, but found I need to change formatting to journaled from standard. So, for now I decided to cancel the install. But, the problem is that when I quit the installer from the Tiger disk I'm given the option to choice a start up disk. I choose the OS 9 start up disk and the computer restarts to the installer program for the Tiger install. I'm in this horrible loop and don't know how to get back to the OS 9 desktop now. Any ideas?

Hi, solo -
Try this - restart or boot, immediately press the Option key, keep it held down. This should load Startup Manager (it's a slow load - wait it out).
Article #HT1310 - Startup Manager: How to Select a Startup Volume
Ignore the picture in that article - it's for newer model Macs.
Among the icons displayed should be one showing the OS 9 volume (your internal hard drive). Click that icon once to select it, then click the straight arrow on the right. That should get the machine booted to OS 9 on the hard drive. Once that has happened, open the Startup Disk control panel and reset it to OS 9 on the hard drive.
If while in Startup Manager you want to eject the CD, press Command-. (Command-periodkey).
There's another startup keyboard command that can prove useful at times - when booting, immediately press the mouse button down, keep it held down. This instructs the Mac to eject all removable media, usually meaning a CD that's in the drive. Note - if you're using a third-party multi-button mouse, you'd need to press its default button.

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