Boot From Snowleopard DVD to install mountainLion from TimeMachine

Hi,
can I boot from my Snowleopard DVD in order to install my backup from TimeMachine which is MountainLion.
Thanks
Torsten

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    Attempted to restart from install dvd that came with the MBP. Tried every startup shortcut there is.
    Optical drive recognizes the disk, but I always get stuck on the gray screen with the wheel.
    Reset PRAM. Reset SMC. Same problems. I do not have access to another mac or a PC with admin rights.
    I'd rather not brave the Apple Store this weekend in the snow in a town that never gets snow (people drive poorly on a good day!).
    Any tips?
    Got the MBP in 2010, new. Was running mountain lion when I dropped it.
    Thanks!

    Yiou can't use Internet recovery on a 2010 Mac notebook to install any version of OS X on it. That is why you are getting that error. You have to use the original System reinstall discs that came with it to install OS X on a new drive or use the OS X reinstall disk to restore from a time machine backup.
    Since your system doesn't seem to want to completely boot from that disc you should try an external DVD drive that connects by USB port as the built in superdrives are known to fail or partially fail at any time. Don't buy an Apple external Superdrive as they only work on Mac computer that did not originally come with a built in DVD drive. Any Brand external DVD drive will work on your Mac except Apples own external DVD drive.

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