INSTALL SOFTWARE CD STUCK IN SLOT

Am getting ready to donate my trusty old blueberry. Ran SuperScrubber. Put in install software CD to reinstall everything. It couldn't find hard drive as destination. Computer is running off CD and won't eject. Now what??

Yep, my husband is Mr. Security and had me use the MOST secure setting on the scrubber... Thanks for helping with the specifics and here may be the problem: I have only 2 CDs one that says software install and one that is software restore. I don't seem to have an OS9 CD. If you don't have any other ideas, sounds like I'm outta luck. Will just send it to the recycling bin.
'Sounds like SuperScrubber scrubbed EVERYTHING!
Robert gave you the steps, but it can be a bit
confusing if you don't do this a lot.
Reinsert the OS 9 CD. Make sure it's specific for
your machine (grey disk), or a universal white
background/orange "9". Once the desktop appears,
scroll down to the "Utilities" folder in the disk
window, open it and look for the Drive setup
f. Open that folder and double click Drive
Setup. If you see the drive as an option, choose
"Optimize". If it doesn't show, it died, or SS
scrubbed it out of commission.
Once the drive is optimized, you can install a new
system, then choose Startup Manager Control Panel
under the Apple menu and start up from the hard
drive.
From there, everything should be peachy keen. (You
don't need the Nortons app.)
David

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