Installing 10.6 on new partition

I'm trying to install OS 10.6 on a new partition on my MacBook. I am currently running 10.7.2 and when I load my 10.6 Install DVD for my new partition and try to run it, It gives me an error. I assumed when I ran the DVD it would ask me which partition I would want to install the OS on, but I don't even get that far. Any help?

My mac originally came with 10.6, but a few months later 10.7 came out so I upgraded right away. I didn't want 10.6 on a separate partition, but I wanted to load it on an external HDD to boot up from. I figured out that you insert your 10.6 disc while your mac it off, turn it on, and immediately hold the option key and keep holding it until it boots into recovery mode and you click on the CD image. It will then ask you where you want to install it. I'm not sure if this will work to put it on the internal HDD partitioned. I think it should. Just make sure to back up your data anyway.

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I've read a lot about installing new partitions and running different opearting systems side by side and it seemed fairly straightforward.
I have the lastest version of Monuntain Lion installed and created a partition for Snow Leopard to run some software that isn't so stable on Mountain Lion.
Creating the partition was easy - but my iMac won't read my original SL install disc to install on the new partition.
From what I've read this could either be due to DVD disc/player issues, or what is more likely (as I can successfuly run other discs) is that that having Mountain Lion intslled is stopping the process.
I read that it may be the firmware version of my Imac stopping me installing the legacy OS.
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I need to get Pro Tools 9 up and running again after I migrated from PC to Mac, but I know that Pro Tools 9 doesnt work with Lion.. I dont have the money to upgrade to PT10 so my thought was to go downgrade to Snow Leopard to get it working. But I dont want to leave Lion, so my question is if I can make a new partition and install Snow Leopard on the new partition and have both OSs bootable?
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Hi everyone
First of all, sorry for my bad english, i'll do my best to explain my problem.
I have a 2010 13" Macbook Pro (7,1), with OsX Snow Leopard running on it.
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First of all, I have to ask, why to you "need" to install a fresh copy of OSX?
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Well like I said, I already have file redundancy with my two computers and if the whole thing dies, I'll just do it all over again... I'm not too worried about that. But yeah, probably a good idea to keep a copy of the installer. I did download it overnight but by then my problem was already resolved, haha. *puts it in safe keeping*
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