Leopard with Startup disc?

Well, I got a MacBook aluminum this winter of 2008, and with it came leopard. I had a startup disc with it, so I thought maybe I could update my old iMac with it. I put in my startup disc thinking I could update the iMac. When I started it up, it said Mac OS X could not update? Why?
Can anybody help?

Hi MacPhopia
The Leopard Install Disk that came with your 2008 MacBook is specific to that model and build, in order to install Leopard on an earlier PPC or Intel iMac you need to purchase a retail copy of Leopard.
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC094Z/A?fnode=MTY1NDAzOA&mco=MzgxMDgwNQ
Dennis

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