Is it possible to install Snow Leopard OS on multiple macs with a "single license" Snow Leopard disc?

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Yes, you are able to purchase the single license and install it on multiple mac's. However, be aware, as those are officially unlicensed.

Yes, it is possible to install a single retail license of Mac OS X on as many Macs as you want, but it's against the End User License Agreement. Apple recommends buying a store.apple.com/us/product/MC224Z/A family pack for just a little more ($49). The family pack legally allows you to install the OS on up to five Macs that are within the same household.

A "genuine advantage" (sorry, I couldn't resist :) of Mac OS X is that Apple does not do OS activations. They treat everyone as honest people, whereas Microsoft treats everyone as guilty until they're proven innocent by providing a valid activation code. Let's keep it that way by being honest and installing a single-user license on a single Mac.

Yes, it is possible. Apple rewards honest customers by not imposing annoying activation routines on the OS. If you plan on putting OS X on more than one Mac, you should buy the family pack, which is only $2 more, You should reward a company that treats its customers like adults rather than criminals.

However, there is nothing preventing you from installing a single copy of OS X on multiple Macs.

I have the same system as you (bought July 2007), and I upgraded direct from OS 10.4.11 to Snow Leopard (SL) using the $29 DVD. I did not use the Mac Box Set with the newer iLife. ALL of my programs (including the iLife programs that came with the iMac) continue to work in SL as before.

When installing Snow Leopard, using the $29 DVD, I recommend cloning OS 10.4.11 to another bootable partition (perhaps on an external drive). This will let you boot from either OS after SL is installed. Particularly handy if a printer driver doesn't work and needs updating... or you happen to have a program that doesn't work in Snow Leopard (I had a scanner utility that needed a new version).

All Snow Leopard disks can do a "Clean Install". But with the $29 disk you need to follow some extra steps, since "Erase and Install" is not part of the automatic installation... but the tools to do so are provided on the DVD. Basically, when you put the Snow Leopard DVD into your Mac, you will be presented with two options: 1) to "Continue" with a standard upgrade, or, 2) go to "Utilities".

Select the "Utilities" button (there will be a reboot in order to run from the DVD). In the new screen that appears, under the "Utilities" menu, select Disk Utilities to format your new hard drive partition. When you have finished formatting, QUIT from Disk Utilities, and the installer will then complete the installation of Snow Leopard.

(Note: be prepared to wait several minutes when the system reboots during installation as it copies and sets up all the files. Also, if you have another partition with an older OS on it, at some point during the installation, the installer will ask if you want to import the OS Settings, Files and/or Applications from that partition.

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