I deleted my Macintosh HD!

Probably the most moronic thing i have ever done. I wanted to do a complete reinstall and somehow along the way deleted the Macintosh HD. I did this trying to reinstall Leopard with install disc 1 in the drive. Now when i turn on my Mac it loads up the disc straight away asking for my language settings, then it says the software could not be installed and goes to the Mac OS X Installer page with only a handful of options like disk utility.
I made up a backup via Time Machine on an external HD but when i click 'Restore by Time Machine' nothing happens.
Is there a way i can rectify this terrible error. Any help would be greatly appreciated.I also apologise if this is the wrong area i have posted in.

Insert your OS X install DVD and then power up your Mac. Hold down the C key when you hear the chime to make sure that it boots from the DVD rather than try to boot from the Mac HD. It will take a little while to boot.
1. At the language prompt make your choice
(There is an option to restore from Time Machine via the menu so give that a try first). Otherwise,
2. Click on Continue
3. Respond to the license agreement
4. Choose the destination HD and commence the installation. If the destination HD is not visible in that window then go back to step 2 and then use the menu to select Disk Utilities, choose a Volume on the left pane and then select the Erase option and ensure that the Volume Format is Mac OS Extended (Journalled). Give the HD a name (same as what you previously had) and click Erase.
Once that is done close Disk Utilities and then continue at step 2 to carry out the Installation of OS X.
Chris
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    Sep 3 06:42:10 localhost OSInstaller[90]: InstallerStatusNotifications plugin loaded
    Sep 3 06:42:10 localhost OSInstaller[90]: =============================================================================== =
    Sep 3 06:42:10 localhost OSInstaller[90]: Choices selected for installation:
    Sep 3 06:42:10 localhost OSInstaller[90]: Installieren: "Apple Software Restore Image"
    Sep 3 06:42:10 localhost OSInstaller[90]: ASRInstall.pkg : com.apple.server.ASRPackage : 1.0.0.4380000.0
    Sep 3 06:42:10 localhost OSInstaller[90]: =============================================================================== =
    Sep 3 06:42:10 localhost OSInstaller[90]: It took 0.00 seconds to summarize the package selections.
    Sep 3 06:42:10 localhost OSInstaller[90]: Memory statistics for 'Installation' pane:
    Sep 3 06:42:10 localhost OSInstaller[90]: Physical Memory Allocation: 492 MB wired, 257 MB trapped, 71 MB active, 40 MB inactive, 3236 MB free, 3347 MB usable, 4096 MB total
    Sep 3 06:42:10 localhost OSInstaller[90]: Remote Install Assistant found at 1024:(null)
    Sep 3 06:42:10 localhost OSInstaller[90]: Memory statistics for 'Mac OS X Installation' pane:
    Sep 3 06:42:10 localhost OSInstaller[90]: Physical Memory Allocation: 495 MB wired, 257 MB trapped, 72 MB active, 40 MB inactive, 3232 MB free, 3344 MB usable, 4096 MB total
    Sep 3 06:42:11 localhost OSInstaller[90]: -[IFPKGDerivedDocument sortedPackageLocations]: result = (\n "file://localhost"\n)
    Sep 3 06:42:11 localhost runner[133]: Administrator authorization granted.
    Sep 3 06:42:11 localhost OSInstaller[90]: PK will install package file://localhost/System/Installation/Packages/ASRInstall.pkg (0 b)
    Sep 3 06:42:11 localhost OSInstaller[90]: Total install size including padding: 1073741824 b
    Sep 3 06:42:11 localhost OSInstaller[90]: Starting installation:
    Sep 3 06:42:11 localhost OSInstaller[90]: Calculating expected install size requirements
    Sep 3 06:42:11 localhost Unknown[91]: 2009-09-03 08:42:11.562 Mac OS X Installer[90:a303] Looking for system packages
    Sep 3 06:42:11 localhost Unknown[91]: 2009-09-03 08:42:11.775 Mac OS X Installer[90:a303] Finding system files...
    Sep 3 06:42:15 localhost Unknown[91]: 2009-09-03 08:42:15.198 Mac OS X Installer[90:a303] Writing system path cache.
    Sep 3 06:42:47 localhost OSInstaller[90]: Initial free size : 223.91 GB
    Sep 3 06:42:47 localhost OSInstaller[90]: Expected system size : 9.49 GB
    Sep 3 06:42:47 localhost OSInstaller[90]: * No package reference found for com.apple.server.ASRPackage -- 1.0.0.4380000.0
    Sep 3 06:42:47 localhost OSInstaller[90]: Reserving 1073741824 for extraction
    Sep 3 06:42:47 localhost OSInstaller[90]: Reserving 0 for download
    Sep 3 06:42:47 localhost OSInstaller[90]: Performing volume consistency check on 'Macintosh HD'.
    Sep 3 06:42:59 localhost OSInstaller[90]: Checking Volume
    Sep 3 06:42:59 localhost OSInstaller[90]: HFS+ Volume (Journaled) überprüfen.
    Sep 3 06:42:59 localhost OSInstaller[90]: Zusatzdatei für Dateiaufbau wird überprüft.
    Sep 3 06:42:59 localhost OSInstaller[90]: Katalog wird überprüft.
    Sep 3 06:43:07 localhost OSInstaller[90]: Multi-Link-Dateien werden überprüft.
    Sep 3 06:43:07 localhost OSInstaller[90]: Kataloghierarchie wird überprüft.
    Sep 3 06:43:25 localhost OSInstaller[90]: Datei für erweiterte Attribute wird überprüft.
    Sep 3 06:43:31 localhost OSInstaller[90]: Volume-Bitmap wird überprüft.
    Sep 3 06:43:31 localhost OSInstaller[90]: Informationen des Volumes werden überprüft.
    Sep 3 06:43:31 localhost OSInstaller[90]: Das Volume „Macintosh HD“ ist anscheinend in Ordnung.
    Sep 3 06:43:32 localhost OSInstaller[90]: Reparatur des Volumes abgeschlossen.
    Sep 3 06:43:32 localhost OSInstaller[90]: Boot-Support-Partitionen nach Bedarf für das Volume aktualisieren.
    Sep 3 06:43:32 localhost OSInstaller[90]: Volume passed consistency checks.
    Sep 3 06:43:32 localhost OSInstaller[90]: Copying/Downloading selected packages locally
    Sep 3 06:43:32 localhost OSInstaller[90]: Creating mutable product on /Volumes/Macintosh HD/Mac OS X Install Data
    Sep 3 06:43:32 localhost OSInstaller[90]: Using packages from product at /Volumes/Macintosh HD/Mac OS X Install Data
    Sep 3 06:43:32 localhost OSInstaller[90]: Linked to PackageKit-65
    Sep 3 06:43:32 localhost OSInstaller[90]: Remote package size (0) : available size (223909355520)
    Sep 3 06:43:32 localhost OSInstaller[90]: Copying remote packages (0) to mutable product.
    Sep 3 06:43:32 localhost OSInstaller[90]: Preparing previous system for upgrade
    Sep 3 06:43:32 localhost OSInstaller[90]: Did not move file from: /Volumes/Macintosh HD/Desktop DF to: /Volumes/Macintosh HD/Recovered Items/Desktop DF\nReason: Die Datei „Desktop DF“ existiert nicht.
    Sep 3 06:43:32 localhost OSInstaller[90]: Did not move file from: /Volumes/Macintosh HD/.com.apple.timemachine.supported to: /Volumes/Macintosh HD/Recovered Items/.com.apple.timemachine.supported\nReason: Die Datei „.com.apple.timemachine.supported“ existiert nicht.
    Sep 3 06:43:32 localhost OSInstaller[90]: Did not move file from: /Volumes/Macintosh HD/Previous Systems to: /Volumes/Macintosh HD/Recovered Items/Previous Systems\nReason: Die Datei „Previous Systems“ existiert nicht.
    Sep 3 06:43:32 localhost OSInstaller[90]: Did not move file from: /Volumes/Macintosh HD/.Archived_Directories^M to: /Volumes/Macintosh HD/Recovered Items/.Archived_Directories^M\nReason: Die Datei „.Archived_Directories^M“ existiert nicht.
    Sep 3 06:43:32 localhost OSInstaller[90]: Did not move file from: /Volumes/Macintosh HD/Desktop DB to: /Volumes/Macintosh HD/Recovered Items/Desktop DB\nReason: Die Datei „Desktop DB“ existiert nicht.
    Sep 3 06:43:32 localhost OSInstaller[90]: Did not move file from: /Volumes/Macintosh HD/Previous System to: /Volumes/Macintosh HD/Recovered Items/Previous System\nReason: Die Datei „Previous System“ existiert nicht.
    Sep 3 06:43:32 localhost OSInstaller[90]: Did not move file from: /Volumes/Macintosh HD/.TemporaryItems to: /Volumes/Macintosh HD/Recovered Items/.TemporaryItems\nReason: Die Datei „.TemporaryItems“ existiert nicht.
    Sep 3 06:43:32 localhost OSInstaller[90]: Did not move file from: /Volumes/Macintosh HD/mach.sym to: /Volumes/Macintosh HD/Recovered Items/mach.sym\nReason: Die Datei „mach.sym“ existiert nicht.
    Sep 3 06:43:32 localhost OSInstaller[90]: Did not move file from: /Volumes/Macintosh HD/Shutdown Check to: /Volumes/Macintosh HD/Recovered Items/Shutdown Check\nReason: Die Datei „Shutdown Check“ existiert nicht.
    Sep 3 06:43:32 localhost OSInstaller[90]: Did not move file from: /Volumes/Macintosh HD/Trash to: /Volumes/Macintosh HD/Recovered Items/Trash\nReason: Die Datei „Trash“ existiert nicht.
    Sep 3 06:43:32 localhost OSInstaller[90]: Did not move file from: /Volumes/Macintosh HD/cores to: /Volumes/Macintosh HD/Recovered Items/cores\nReason: Die Datei „cores“ existiert nicht.
    Sep 3 06:43:32 localhost OSInstaller[90]: Did not move file from: /Volumes/Macintosh HD/Backups.backupdb to: /Volumes/Macintosh HD/Recovered Items/Backups.backupdb\nReason: Die Datei „Backups.backupdb“ existiert nicht.
    Sep 3 06:43:32 localhost OSInstaller[90]: Did not move file from: /Volumes/Macintosh HD/Network Trash Folder to: /Volumes/Macintosh HD/Recovered Items/Network Trash Folder\nReason: Die Datei „Network Trash Folder“ existiert nicht.
    Sep 3 06:43:32 localhost OSInstaller[90]: Did not move file from: /Volumes/Macintosh HD/AppleShare PDS to: /Volumes/Macintosh HD/Recovered Items/AppleShare PDS\nReason: Die Datei „AppleShare PDS“ existiert nicht.
    Sep 3 06:43:32 localhost OSInstaller[90]: Did not move file from: /Volumes/Macintosh HD/TheVolumeSettingsFolder to: /Volumes/Macintosh HD/Recovered Items/TheVolumeSettingsFolder\nReason: Die Datei „TheVolumeSettingsFolder“ existiert nicht.
    Sep 3 06:43:32 localhost OSInstaller[90]: Did not move file from: /Volumes/Macintosh HD/Temporary Items to: /Volumes/Macintosh HD/Recovered Items/Temporary Items\nReason: Die Datei „Temporary Items“ existiert nicht.
    Sep 3 06:43:32 localhost OSInstaller[90]: Did not move file from: /Volumes/Macintosh HD/automount to: /Volumes/Macintosh HD/Recovered Items/automount\nReason: Die Datei „automount“ existiert nicht.
    Sep 3 06:43:32 localhost OSInstaller[90]: Did not move file from: /Volumes/Macintosh HD/Cleanup At Startup to: /Volumes/Macintosh HD/Recovered Items/Cleanup At Startup\nReason: Die Datei „Cleanup At Startup“ existiert nicht.
    Sep 3 06:43:32 localhost OSInstaller[90]: Did not move file from: /Volumes/Macintosh HD/Previous Systems.localized to: /Volumes/Macintosh HD/Recovered Items/Previous Systems.localized\nReason: Die Datei „Previous Systems.localized“ existiert nicht.
    Sep 3 06:43:32 localhost OSInstaller[90]: Did not move file from: /Volumes/Macintosh HD/TheFindByContentFolder to: /Volumes/Macintosh HD/Recovered Items/TheFindByContentFolder\nReason: Die Datei „TheFindByContentFolder“ existiert nicht.
    Sep 3 06:43:32 localhost OSInstaller[90]: Did not move file from: /Volumes/Macintosh HD/AppleInternal to: /Volumes/Macintosh HD/Recovered Items/AppleInternal\nReason: Die Datei „AppleInternal“ existiert nicht.
    Sep 3 06:43:32 localhost OSInstaller[90]: Did not move file from: /Volumes/Macintosh HD/VM Storage to: /Volumes/Macintosh HD/Recovered Items/VM Storage\nReason: Die Datei „VM Storage“ existiert nicht.
    Sep 3 06:43:32 localhost OSInstaller[90]: Configuring volume "Macintosh HD"
    Sep 3 06:43:32 localhost OSInstaller[90]: Preparing disk for Netbooted OS Install.
    Sep 3 06:43:32 localhost OSInstaller[90]: Volume disk0s2 mounted at /Volumes/Macintosh HD is ready
    Sep 3 06:43:32 localhost OSInstaller[90]: Preparing disk for local booted OS Install.
    Sep 3 06:43:32 localhost OSInstaller[90]: Physical memory statistics immediately before turning on virtual memory backing store:
    Sep 3 06:43:32 localhost OSInstaller[90]: Physical Memory Allocation: 1047 MB wired, 259 MB trapped, 75 MB active, 7 MB inactive, 2708 MB free, 2790 MB usable, 4096 MB total
    Sep 3 06:43:32 localhost OSInstaller[90]: Activated virtual memory backing store at mount point '/Volumes/Macintosh HD'
    Sep 3 06:43:32 localhost OSInstaller[90]: Preparing disk for local booted install.
    Sep 3 06:43:32 localhost OSInstaller[90]: Creating installation log on volume "Macintosh HD"
    Sep 3 06:43:32 localhost OSInstaller[90]: Reaping previous system
    Sep 3 06:45:15 localhost OSInstaller[90]: System Reaper: free space before: 223.91 GB
    Sep 3 06:45:15 localhost OSInstaller[90]: System Reaper: free space after : 232.92 GB
    Sep 3 06:45:15 localhost OSInstaller[90]: System Reaper: free space diff : 9.01 GB
    Sep 3 06:45:15 localhost OSInstaller[90]: System Reaper: Postflight ok (231.95 GB remaining)
    Sep 3 06:45:15 localhost OSInstaller[90]: IFPKInstallElement (1 packages)
    Sep 3 06:45:15 localhost OSInstaller[90]: PackageKit: ----- Begin install -----
    Sep 3 06:45:15 localhost OSInstaller[90]: PackageKit: request=PKInstallRequest <1 packages, destination=/Volumes/Macintosh HD>
    Sep 3 06:45:15 localhost OSInstaller[90]: PackageKit: packages=(\n "PKJaguarPackage <file://localhost/System/Installation/Packages/ASRInstall.pkg>"\n)
    Sep 3 06:45:16 localhost OSInstaller[90]: PackageKit: updatedyld_sharedcache -root /Volumes/Macintosh HD/.OSInstallSandbox-tmp/Root
    Sep 3 06:45:16 localhost OSInstaller[90]: updatedyld_sharedcache failed: /Volumes/Macintosh HD/.OSInstallSandbox-tmp/Root/var/db/dyld/sharedregionroots/ does not exist, errno=2
    Sep 3 06:45:16 localhost OSInstaller[90]: updatedyld_sharedcache exited with 1
    Sep 3 06:45:16 localhost OSInstaller[90]: PackageKit: Shoving /Volumes/Macintosh HD/.OSInstallSandbox-tmp/Root (0 items) to /Volumes/Macintosh HD
    Sep 3 06:45:16 localhost OSInstaller[90]: PackageKit: kextcache -update-volume /Volumes/Macintosh HD
    Sep 3 06:45:16 localhost OSInstaller[90]: kextcache: /Volumes/Macintosh HD: no /usr/standalone/bootcaches.plist; nothing to do.
    Sep 3 06:45:16 localhost OSInstaller[90]: Installed "Apple Software Restore Image" ()
    Sep 3 06:45:16 localhost OSInstaller[90]: PackageKit: ----- End install -----
    Sep 3 06:45:16 localhost OSInstaller[90]: Writing installation cookies
    Sep 3 06:45:16 localhost OSInstaller[90]: Could not write configuration file /Volumes/Macintosh HD/Library/Preferences/.GlobalPreferences.plist
    Sep 3 06:45:16 localhost OSInstaller[90]: Unable to write InstallType cookie file for Setup Assistant to pick up.
    Sep 3 06:45:16 localhost OSInstaller[90]: Finalize disk "Macintosh HD" for OS Installation
    Sep 3 06:45:16 localhost OSInstaller[90]: Finalizing Disk for OS Install
    Sep 3 06:45:17 localhost OSInstaller[90]: Unable to set 'Macintosh HD' as boot disk: The bless tool was unable to set the current boot disk
    Sep 3 06:45:17 localhost OSInstaller[90]: Install failed: Das Installationsprogramm konnte den Computer nicht vom Volume „Macintosh HD“ starten. Versuchen Sie, das Volume mithilfe des Dienstprogramms „Startvolume“ auszuwählen.
    Sep 3 06:45:18 localhost OSInstaller[90]: Allowing machine sleep.
    Sep 3 06:45:18 localhost OSInstaller[90]: Memory statistics for 'Installation ist fehlgeschlagen' pane:
    Sep 3 06:45:18 localhost OSInstaller[90]: Physical Memory Allocation: 562 MB wired, 259 MB trapped, 283 MB active, 27 MB inactive, 2965 MB free, 3275 MB usable, 4096 MB total
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    Thanks, Kai

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