One snow leopard installation disk, but two bacbooks

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H, I lost my snow leopard installation disk and I need to restore my OS X. However, I brother also has a macbook with Snow Leopard. Can I use his Snow Leopard installation disk to restore my macbook (my OS X)?

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Installation disk sets are model specific. So unless your brother has the same model as you or he's using a retail set, it won't work. Also keep in mind that the license issued by Apple is for a single install unless the family pack was purchased.
 
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If you lose something, a responsible human being sucks it up and buys a replacement.
How many "Can I use someone else's OSX install DVD?" questions have we seen on here lately? Wow!
If you get a flat, do you "borrow" someone else's tire?
 

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