OSX holding down "c" isn't starting computer from disk

[samintx]

Thanks, nothing worked till I got out the old install disks about 10.1 or something like that which specifically said "to install restart your computer and hold down the letter "c"".........yeps....

This is just one of the things that bugs me about OSX...booting from a CD....

I'm saving the instructions you gave, however, for the next time!