Title sort of says it all. If I pick up a Macbook Pro with Leopard on it, will I be able to install the copy of Leopard that comes with my new laptop on my older macs, assuming they meet the system req's?
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Buying a Macbook Pro with Leopard, can I install on other macs?
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dukebound85
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nope. the oem discs are hardware specific.
besides even if you could, you are breaking license agreement
we dont support piracy
besides even if you could, you are breaking license agreement
we dont support piracy
vansouza
macrumors 68000
As already stated
The DVD recovery disks will only work on like computers, else you need to buy a Leopard set from Apple.
The DVD recovery disks will only work on like computers, else you need to buy a Leopard set from Apple.
sorry to hijack a little - what about: I'm buying a new iMac and want Leopard for my current Powerbook too - can I somehow split the difference on the Family Pack? If so, how?
iHerzeleid
macrumors 6502a
well sometimes on new releases like this, a regular leopard dvd is included instead of machine centric releases.
bartelby
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Sun Baked
macrumors G5
Only on machines with the same Model Identifier (look in About this Mac/More Info/Hardware Overview), in the past the machines were typically keyed this way -- because as each machine changes the HW enough to require an updated OS, the restore DVDs get keyed to that specific machine.
gnasher729
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That would (1) be copyright infringement, which is illegal, and (2) be very unlikely to work.
gnasher729
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I don't think you can. Would be a good suggestion to Apple though, to sell a Leopard family pack together with a Mac at reduced price.