How can I get Snow Leopard running

I have a 13'' Macbook that was running perfectly fine - I haven't had one issue since I bought it.  I bought the iphone 5 and needed to upgrade my itunes to version 7.  I was running Leopard 10.5.8 and needed to upgrade my OS to Snow Leopard in order to get itunes.  I ordered the software (10.6.3) and installed it on my computer.  The installation said it was successful.  I restarted my computer but I received a blinking folder with a question mark on it so I googled some solutions to see what could have gone wrong because the installation was successful.
I have tried holding c, option, resetting the pram, disconnecting my battery and pressing the power button for 5 seconds, erasing my HD drive, restoring the HD drive with a Time Machine Backup, and everything else I was told to do but I can not get my computer up and running.  If I restart it, I keep receiving the blinking folder with the question mark.  I'm not sure how it can not recognize a OS when I go to Startup Disk, it lists my OS being 10.6.3.  When I boot the computer from the dvd, it just continues to ask me to install the software each time and I'm going in circles.
Can someone please tell me what to do?  It seems that Apple doesn't know what to do, my hard drive was repaired (it wasn't broken), and the installation is going through sucessfully, why can't I get my computer running?
HELP!  I'm a photographer and graphic designer and can't afford to be out of commission.  All I did was install a software, this shouldn't be this difficult.
Thanks!

Does your MacBook meet the minimum requirements for Snow Leopard?

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