MacBook Installation Disk Problem

[BlockShocker]

I have Black Macbook & I have the macbook installation disks (these were bought from a third party) but when i do a install I get the message "This software cannot be installed on this computer", but i have already used these disks to install on my friends black macbook, can anybody help me with this.

 

[Giaguara]

Is that MacBook of the same generation? You could get that error message if you are trying to install something on a system that was shipped with a newer OS - so if the MacBooks are of different generation, or one was shippped with say 10.4.10 and you try to install 10.4.6 on it.

Alternatively, the installation type selected is not something it likes. So if you had 10.4.6 or other version on the install disc, and on your Mac you had 10.4.10 you would not be able to install the OS before changing the installation type to something else (erase and install or archive and install - by default it would see and suggest only clean first time install or upgrade).

 

[eric2006]

You can get new install disks if you talk to Apple. If they say no when you call in, ask to speak to their manager. It's likely that you have the software for a different architecture (Core 2 Duo vs Core Duo), and it may even track system specs. Unfortunately, I don't think the generic Tiger disks are Intel, as all intel machines ship with Tiger.