Upgrading to 10.6.x without disk drive

The disk drive for my mac has not been working for a while. However, I found my old 10.6 Snow Leopard install disk. My computer is 10.5.8. I have another mac. Is it possible to pop in the disk to the working computer and use the Lion Installer to create a bootable USB drive.
My questions are:
1. Can I do this?
2. Can I upgrade this way without deleting files?
3. Is it like a windows system where you might have to tell it to boot from USB? If so, how?
Thank you,
Alex Fu

Hi Alex,
Is the 10.6 Install Disc a Retail version, or did it come with a certain Mac?
Is the 10.5.8 Mac Intel or PPC?
Yes, you can create a DMG of an Install Disc, & Restore that to a USB stick or drive.

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