Installing 10.6 on iMac using MacBook Pro install DVD

Question

Hi
I have a 24inch intel 2 core iMac from early 2008 with 10.5.6 installed and I just bought a MacBook Pro with Snow Leopard. I want to upgrade my iMac to 10.6 but before I purchase it I wanted to check if my apps etc would work.
I used the MacBook Pro dvd to install to an external drive and then I restored that drive. I then migrated my iMac install unto the external 10.6 drive and I am now running from the external drive on the iMac.
All seems to be ok for now but should this work? Do the different cd's have specific drivers or setup specific to the device i.e. might I be missing software or have the wrong software installed and thus invalidating my test?
Yes, I know what I have done is not strictly allowed but there is no other way to test an install without purchasing and I can't afford downtime to fix any problems.
Thanks

Answer 1

Allan Eckert wrote:
Hi cypher6x;
If you are willing to ignore the fact of it being illegal, then you will be leaving yourself open to the fact that the vast majority of the time when one uses hardware specific DVD for different hardware it doesn't install at all. When it does it usually causes more problems that it is worth so go ahead and pay the $29 and do it legally and correctly.
Allan
It installs and runs. I will purchase the proper dvd *IF all my apps works ok* otherwise I will not be upgrading anytime soon. I am just trying to ascertain if my test is valid.
It would cost Apple more to package up different dvds for all their products. I imagine they may have different installers though that selects the items.
Either or, it will be hard to say unless I do a diff against fresh installs using both dvd's.