Error Saying I Cannot Install Mac OS X On This Computer?

Hey,
I've been having a lot of issues with Leopard and all the 2.2 issues going around. I went to the apple store and he told me to use a retail DVD instead of the ones that came with my computer, since it appears only the 2.2 Macbooks are having the issue.
Well I inserted the DVD and booted from it, and after I select language it is telling me that I cannot install Mac OS X on this computer and to read the instructions for system requirements.
It has me completely baffled. Does anyone know why this would be? I tried with the disks my computer came with and it would work, so I completely erased the hard drive, and then tried installing from a bootable copy on my external hard drive. Same problem again.... It makes no sense to me, as he was able to install a copy on my computer at the store from his external drive (which he said was a regular retail copy, nothing special). Also, this is not the upgrade disk mailed out in November, it is the actual retail copy.
Any and all help will be greatly appreciated!

amsgator wrote:
Hey,
I've been having a lot of issues with Leopard and all the 2.2 issues going around. I went to the apple store and he told me to use a retail DVD instead of the ones that came with my computer, since it appears only the 2.2 Macbooks are having the issue.
Well I inserted the DVD and booted from it, and after I select language it is telling me that I cannot install Mac OS X on this computer and to read the instructions for system requirements.
It has me completely baffled. Does anyone know why this would be? I tried with the disks my computer came with and it would work, so I completely erased the hard drive, and then tried installing from a bootable copy on my external hard drive. Same problem again.... It makes no sense to me, as he was able to install a copy on my computer at the store from his external drive (which he said was a regular retail copy, nothing special). Also, this is not the upgrade disk mailed out in November, it is the actual retail copy.
Any and all help will be greatly appreciated!
I would bring the computer and DVD to the store and show them the problem. Let Apple take care of it.

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