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Sharing Mac installation discs

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  • 02-08-2012 6:47pm
    #1
    candy_pants
    Closed Accounts Posts: 140 ✭✭


    Hi all,

    Hope you might be able to help.

    I have old Snow Leopard installation discs while my friend's laptop is currently on Leopard (the OS before Snow Leopard).

    Can he simply use my discs to install the new(er) software to his computer? I can't seem to find authorisation codes either which might be another issue.

    This is a stupid question but will letting him use the discs somehow negatively impact my OS/laptop/Apple account?!

    Any advice is much appreciated!

    Thanks
    C


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    #2
    miralize
    Registered Users Posts: 6,207 ✭✭✭miralize


    candy_pants wrote: »
    Hi all,

    Hope you might be able to help.

    I have old Snow Leopard installation discs while my friend's laptop is currently on Leopard (the OS before Snow Leopard).

    Can he simply use my discs to install the new(er) software to his computer? I can't seem to find authorisation codes either which might be another issue.

    This is a stupid question but will letting him use the discs somehow negatively impact my OS/laptop/Apple account?!

    Any advice is much appreciated!

    Thanks
    C

    While I dont condone it, there are no DRM restrictions put on the OS discs. No cd key, and as long as your friend uses their own apple account, you should be ok.


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    candy_pants
    Closed Accounts Posts: 140 ✭✭candy_pants


    miralize wrote: »
    While I dont condone it, there are no DRM restrictions put on the OS discs. No cd key, and as long as your friend uses their own apple account, you should be ok.

    Thanks so much Miralize!


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    Liameter
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 898 ✭✭✭Liameter


    But it won't work unless he has the same hardware as you or unless you have a generic installer disc.


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    bertie4evr
    Registered Users Posts: 927 ✭✭✭bertie4evr


    Liameter wrote: »
    But it won't work unless he has the same hardware as you or unless you have a generic installer disc.

    Yeah, if its the disk that came with your Mac he has to have he same Mac. If you bought it then it'll be fine.


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    Captain Commie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 688 ✭✭✭Captain Commie


    bertie4evr wrote: »
    Yeah, if its the disk that came with your Mac he has to have he same Mac. If you bought it then it'll be fine.

    not completely true, have used disks from different models in the past and worked a treat


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    MACHEAD
    Registered Users Posts: 499 ✭✭MACHEAD


    I think it's more of a logic board firmware thing than actual 'same model' based restriction. If the Macs have the same LB firmware version, the install discs will probably work OK. If not they won't.


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