Imac restore impossible?

I have an imac and i'm trying to do 2 things...install windows and restore mac back to factory settings. I know how to do it and understand the process but the mac won't let me. When i enter my install disk, it says i can't install it on this computer? When i try and restore the mac, i go to partition the drive and again it doesn't allow me as it can't move certain files or something? What's my next play? I'd appreciate any help. ThanksWrite a reply...

Contact Apple Support and let them sort out this abysmally ill-designed process.

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I had my harddrive replaced by Apple, now I am unsure how I am suppose to recover all my data from my Time Machine Backup.
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Thank you for the picture. This is new to me since I was expecting the disk to be a white retail disk or a gray original install disk. The picture show neither and also does not show the exact OSX and the version. Based on the printed date I would think the it would be Snow leopard. What I thought may be the problem was that the disk that you were using was an OSX version prior to the one that came with the MBP. For me that question remains unanswered.
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