I want to install 10.6 on my 2008 imac running 10.5.8 and the cd that came with my new mbp won't work, any ideas

I want to install 10.6 on my 2008 imac 2 core duo running 10.5.8 using the install cd that came with my new macbook pro. I get the message "...snow leopard cannot be installed on this computer" then i opened up the optional installs package on the cd and I got the message "Optional Installs must be installed on a system with Mac OS X 10.6 or greater" .......... any ideas?

johnson-65 wrote:
Thanks Ana....will probaly try that.
You're Welcome...
Definitely the way to go...

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