OS X installation help

[gravytrain84]

I bought a macbook pro yesterday and tried to install snow OS X from the CD that the MBP came with onto my iMac, for some reason its not allowing me to. Is the OS X cd good for only one computer?

[SDub90]

OS X discs that ship with the systems work only with that model, so your MBP OS X install disc will not work on an iMac. You'll have to go to the apple store and buy the $30 snow leopard disc.

[miles01110]

You can only use grey restore discs on the exact model they came with.

[gravytrain84]

OS X discs that ship with the systems work only with that model, so your MBP OS X install disc will not work on an iMac. You'll have to go to the apple store and buy the $30 snow leopard disc.

Thanks, Guess I'm the dummy

[Gregg2]

Nah, Apple has "outsmarted" us all by making it impossible to use an installation disc on more than one computer. I can't blame them, they want to make money.

[gravytrain84]

Nah, Apple has "outsmarted" us all by making it impossible to use an installation disc on more than one computer. I can't blame them, they want to make money.

Oh i don't blame them at all, I just thought I couldn't gotten lucky.