How to start os 10.6 from dvd?

I am trying to start my macbookpro from install DVD, but when I select the restart from DVD button, it opens the screen for the system installation (which I do not want).
I could not find any information on the offical Apple support pages.
Regards,

Reboot the machine holding c (you may need a wired keyboard), it will boot off the OS X install DVD where the second screen in there is the Utilities menu also the option to reinstall OS X.
That's all it does.
If your looking for a GUI to transfer files off a non-booting OS X boot drive, you can install OS X onto a blank, HFS+ Journaled formatted external drive and hold option to boot from it and access the drive in the Mac or...
Download and burn a ISO of PartedMagic to a cd and boot from that. Still you need a external drive to transfer files off, but at least you can use a external drive with exisiting data on it this way.
The OS X install DVD works like this.
If you just c boot from it and install OS X, it replaces OS X only (hopefully) not your applications or files (except those not in your appropriate folders like system level installed changes) but you should backup the data in any case.
If you use Disk Utility to erase the drive, that wipes ALL data, then you can reinstall OS X and that's all thats on the drive (with any free apps Apple gives you)

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