Clean Reinstall of Snow Leopard

I don't know what technique Apple uses to count installs. Microsoft lets you simply install and reinstall, and counts the number of updates that are being served to a specific key number. I was hoping Apple used a similar technique.

That means simply reinstalling it would only count once, as system updates are counted. Hope others will chime in.

 

Sure, if you are re-installing Snow Leopard on a computer you already installed it on, that's perfectly legit. Put in the disc, start up your mac holding the "C" key, and when the on screen installer comes up, move your mouse to the top of the screen where a menu bar will appear. Select disk utility, erase the hard drive, and continue installation!

And for the record, I don't believe Apple counts installs or has the ability to. They trust their purchasers, unlike MS.

 

This is correct. Apple has no tracking method for installs. Technically, you could install any Apple OS on hundreds of machines with the same disc, but it's illegal, obviously.