Boot camp support

Hi guys,
I'm a little confused by by the boot camp instructions I've just read.
I understand everything about installing windows on my mac, I just have one little question.
I have a legal copy of 64 bit windows 7 that came with my last computer. Can I use this disk to instal windows with boot camp on my iMac or does it have to be a totally new, unused version of windows 7.
Thanks for any help guys and girls.

So if I instal a friends version on my iMac would it make theirs unusable?
Also the disc I got with my last computer does not say it is an oem version on the disc. Should it say so on it or is it the fact that it came with a computer the reason it is an oem product.
Thanks for all your help with this. I really appreciate it.

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