Will Power Up! Won't Start Up! HELP!!!

Weirdest thing I've seen(well almost) in all the years I've owned macs.
I have a 15" pre-2008 MacBook Pro. It has 10.6x installed. After shutting down the other day I wiped down the laptop(just a dry clean cloth), including the keyboard. Went to bed. Next morning the computer powers up and no start up. The sleep light is on. I have tried on suggestions from apple help. I cannot access anything because there is no software running. I also put my original 10.6 disc in to no avail. Makes no sense to me. Did it just die on me or are there other evil spirits at work. Please join me. Thanks. R.T.

raterada wrote:
I also put my original 10.6 disc in to no avail.
Hi r,
Need some clarification. After inserting the install disc, did you hold down the power button for 5-10 seconds to shut down the MBP? Did you then hold down the c key and push the power button, still holding down the c key, and wait several minutes to see if it would boot? Have you tried a boot into Safe Mode? What else have you tried?

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