How do I resset my imac to factory settings

I want to resset my Mac OS X version 10.4.11 to factory settings.
What should I do?

Boot from your Tiger installer DVD.
Booting From An OS X Installer Disc
1. Insert OS X Installer Disc into the optical drive.
2. Restart the computer.
3. Immediately after the chime press and hold down the "C" key.
4. Release the key when the spinning gear below the dark gray Apple
logo appears.
5. Wait for installer to finish loading.
After the installer begins wait until the screen's menubar appears. Continue to the screen where you are asked to select a target disk. Click once on the disk then click on the Options button on the lower left. Select the topmost option - Erase and Install - then click on the OK button. Proceed with the installation.

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          2. Restart the computer while holding down the C key to boot from the CD/DVD.
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          1. Restart the computer while holding down the COMMAND and R keys until the Mac OS X
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          8. Upon completion shutdown the computer.
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1. Boot from your Snow Leopard Installer Disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu.
2. After DU loads select your hard drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Note the SMART status of the drive in DU's status area. If it does not say "Verified" then the drive is failing or has failed and will need replacing. SMART info will not be reported on external drives. Otherwise, click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.
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Booting From An OS X Installer Disc
1. Insert OS X Installer Disc into the optical drive.
2. Restart the computer.
3. Immediately after the chime press and hold down the "C" key.
4. Release the key when the spinning gear below the dark gray Apple logo appears.
5. Wait for installer to finish loading.

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