Using TDM to put OS back...but using a replacement DVD

Hey there.
So, my PBG4 is wiped clean: at startup it's got the folder/questionmark/os icons. It's also got a wonky combo drive, that can't read anything. I lost the original install disks years ago, but last time I had to fix stuff, I was still under applecare: I got replacement DVDs, 2 of 'em, not for resale.
I've got a newer MacBookPro on which I'm typing this. I had the bright idea to start up the old PB in TDM, use the DVD player on this one to install the OS X back onto the old PB. Except it won't let me: when I double click the install on the disks it tells me I can't install this OS on this computer.
I'm guessing this is because of the nature of the replacement DVDs. Can you think of any other way around this problem?

Insert the replacement Installer Disk 1 into the MacBook Pro's optical drive with that machine running, then shut it down. Start it up again while holding down the T key to put the MBP into Target Disk Mode. Connect a FireWire cable to it. With the Powerbook shut down, connect the other end of the FireWire cable to it. Start up the Powerbook while holding down the Option key, and wait for the Startup Manager to locate the DVD in the MBP and offer it as a startup volume. Select it and start the Powerbook up from it. Then proceed with the installation.
The key here is that the MBP, not the Powerbook, must be in Target mode, so the Powerbook can use the MBP's optical drive to start up from. Once you accomplish that, the installation should go normally — assuming, of course, that you received the proper replacement discs for the Powerbook.

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