I want to put my computer back to it's original state

I migrated my macbook with my macpro and have had nothing but problems. How can I get the Pro back to it's original state? Idvd, garageband don't work anymore since I migrated and the error I'm getting I'm sure are from the software that I had on my laptop. Can someone help me I don't even want to hall this to an apple store.
Thanks and I know you guys can help you're all wizards.

Boot from your OS X Installer Disc One that came with the computer. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. Proceed with the installation until you reach the screen where you select a destination disk. Click once on the destination drive then click on the Options button. Select the Erase and Install option and click on the OK button. Finish the installation. After you complete the startup manager double-click on the Install Bundled Software icon on the OS X Installer Disc One. This will enable you to reinstall all the bundled applications that came with the computer.

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BMM23 wrote:
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