How can I get Time Machine to restore a Leopard date on a Snow Leopard Mac?

I just got a new winter 2011 MacBook Pro. I want to load up the date of May 30th via Time Machine, but I've run into a few errors. The biggest one being that it said Snow Leopard cannot use an older OS Leopard date. Therefore, I used Migration Assistant, which said it was a success after a 2-hour transfer. What do I do after that? It did not load the May 30th OS.

I think the only way to do what you are asking is to first reinstall Leopard which will involve erasing the disk first before you can install the older version of Leopard. Once you have done that then you should be able to do the restore you are asking about.
Since that is probably a significant amount work to do the restore, exactly what do you hope to gain by doing this? If you will share with us the problem you are attempting to solve, maybe we can come up with a easier solution for you.
Allan

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