I have an older macbook model a1181 and i want to delete everything from it and start from zero?

I bought a macbook model a1181 and I want to delete all the information cause its missing some icons that I cant seem to fibd anywhere in the computer.

Insert a compatible Mac OS X install DVD, restart the computer with the C key held down, use the Disk Utility to erase the partition with Mac OS X installed, and then install a fresh OS onto it.
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    2) You've been misled by the poor field labeling on this Web site into trying to type your entire post into the "subject" field.  In the future, just put a short summary of your post into that field.

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