I can't install the OS X that came with my MBP !

Hello,
I'm a new MacBook Pro user who has spent most of his life dealing with Windows OSs...And the thing is that I wanted to fully recover my MBP (Erase and Reinstall its OS) using the Mac OS installation DVD that came with it...
The thing is when I followed the simple steps you have mentioned in order to install a fresh copy of the OS media I got, it all goes well (i.e I held the ALT button until the Mac OS disk showed up and chose it, proceeding to language selection,) and when I get to the following step ( where the insatallation begins ) I get this error massege that says : " You can not install Mac OS X on this HD " !  Although I managed to Erase the HD completely ! What do I do to make it install ?!
Your help is invaluably appreciated, please repond to me ASAP, and thank you for your time

Are you sure it's the disc that came with that Mac?  It should be gray, and the model and version (10.6.x) should be printed on it in very tiny type.  It will only work on the same model and build period.
When you erased the internal HD, dis you specify the Mac OS Extended (Journaled) or, if you really need it, Mac OS Extended (Case-sensitive, journaled) Format?
Why are you doing this?  Was there a problem?  If so, what (that might provide a clue)?

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