About the OSX Replacement Install disc...

Hi,
Back in August 2010 I ordered replacement discs for my Mid 2010 15" MacBook Pro. One of the replacement discs was my OSX Install disc. It's white rather than gray and it only says OSX install Disc along with the 15" MacBook Pro banner. I was wondering if the replacement OSX install disc would work in the same way as the original OSX install disc. In other words if the installation process would be the same if I install OSX and if it includes the Windows Bootcamp drivers corresponding my MacBook Pro model just as the original OSX install disc do. The replacement disc has a slightly different part number the part number in the replacement disc is SRF2Z691-6690-A, while the original disc part number is 2Z691-6690-A.
Thank You...

I am actually asking this because my original OSX disc has some scratches and I am not sure if the disc will be able to do another full reinstall (in other words OSX not being able to install and giving an installation error message) due to those scratches. In terms of those scratches they are very small and can only be seen in an angle with direct light hitting the OSX disc surface rather than from a top down view. What do you think? Should I keep using my original OSX disc until it becomes unusable?

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