OS 10.5 - Installing a fresh copy of leopard in another computer

oddtimer · oddtimer #1 (**permalink**)

03-21-2009, 09:39 PM

So I recently bought a MBP and along with it I received 2 Leopard install cd's. Now I have a friend with a Mac Mini (intel core 2 duo) still running Tiger, I wanted to upgrade his computer to Leopard using these discs that came with my MBP, however when attempting to boot from these discs I receive this error "Mac OS X cannot be installed on this computer - This software cannot be installed on this computer"

So can I not do this with these disc's? is what I'm trying to do illegal?

any input would be appreciated.

harryb2448 · harryb2448 #2 (**permalink**)

03-21-2009, 10:30 PM

Nope will not work as your disks are system restore disks which work with your model MacBook only. If he wants to upgrade is necessary to purchase a full retail install Leopard DVD which is black coloured, whereas yours no doubt are a silver grey.

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OS 10.5 - Installing a fresh copy of leopard in another computer

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oddtimer #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 27, 2008 Posts: 81 Mac Specs: MacBook Pro 17" LED-Backlite display, 2.5GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4GB memory, 512MB VRAM, 320GB HD	03-21-2009, 09:39 PM So I recently bought a MBP and along with it I received 2 Leopard install cd's. Now I have a friend with a Mac Mini (intel core 2 duo) still running Tiger, I wanted to upgrade his computer to Leopard using these discs that came with my MBP, however when attempting to boot from these discs I receive this error "Mac OS X cannot be installed on this computer - This software cannot be installed on this computer" So can I not do this with these disc's? is what I'm trying to do illegal? any input would be appreciated.
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harryb2448 #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 28, 2007 Location: Nambucca Heads Australia Posts: 14,058 Mac Specs: iMac i5 2.7GHz OS X.8.3	03-21-2009, 10:30 PM Nope will not work as your disks are system restore disks which work with your model MacBook only. If he wants to upgrade is necessary to purchase a full retail install Leopard DVD which is black coloured, whereas yours no doubt are a silver grey.
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