Mavericks install was unsuccessful, won't restart without running the install again

Help - I'm trying to update my mac 10.6.8 to Mavericks. I started the install which stopped - it said the install was unsucessful, and that I would need to back up and clear the Hard Drive before installing. However... when I restart it runs the Mavericks install again... t's a loop and it's driving me nuts.
Is there a way around that so I can restart to the old operating system? Any help appreciated! Thanks!

You are welcome.
Try booting off the Snow Leopard DVD by holding down C during a restart or holding down the option/alt key and selecting the DVD. Run Disk Utility Repair Disk and Repair Permissions. Reboot and test.
If that doesn't work and you have an external hard drive that is empty, boot off the DVD and run Disk Utility/Restore to copy your hard drive to the external hard drive. Then erase your computer hard drive (format Mac OS Extended ( Journaled) and re-install Snow Leopard. Reboot normally and update to 10.6.8. Download Mavericks again (if desired) and try the upgrade again. If successful, you should be able to delete the installer from the external drive and copy your files back to your computer.
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