Unable to boot from OSX 10.6 installation DVD to run Disk Repair

Hello all,
I have something that is puzzling me. My MacBook Pro hasn't been giving me the best experience lately - the system just seems... slow.
So I ran a disk permissions fix and it found some errors which I repaired. Then, I thought it might be wise to run a disk check on the System Disk as well.
So I attempted to boot from the Mac OSX installation DVD - I tried both a "hold the "C" key" method as well as the "Set start-up disk preferences to boot from DVD" method. I even tried two different OSX installation DVD's in case one wasn't working.
Then, I reset PRAM and I reset SMC (or at least followed the procedure as outlined by Apple - it doesn't really seem to give a strong indication of whether the process occurred or not)
I just cannot get the system to boot from DVD. (I even tried TechTools Pro 5).
I even let it "sit" for more than 4 hours in case it was just taking it's time.
Can anyone think of what the deal might be? I'm REALLY wanting to run a System Disk check now!

Ta-Da! Worked!
You learn something new every day here! I had no idea that I couldn't boot from a standard OSX boot disk and had to use the in-box one.
It does raise the question of which version of Disk Check I will be using - as there has been several upgraded to my OS since I bought this MacBook Pro (it has 10.6.3)
THANKS! I really appreciate the help - now I can check the disk.

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