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Well, i admit the title was a little exagerated. I will explain how You can install the software on an Apple OS X install DVD that ships with a Mac on any other Mac.

Careful: It will not describe how to install the OS that comes with a Mac on another Mac but only the software bundled with it. I encountered this problem when I wanted to install some additional software from my MacBook Pro DVD on my older iBook.

First, where to find the Packages:
/Volumes/Mac OS X Install Disc 1/System/Installation/Packages/.packages/ on the first install disc:

• Booth.pkg
  
• CPU_ComicLife.pkg
  
• CPU_QuickBooks.pkg
  
• CPU_OfficeTDD_disc.pkg
  
• CPU_OmniOutliner.pkg
  
• Nanosaur
  
• Marbleblast
  
• and so on …
  


/Volumes/Mac OS X Install Disc 2/Packages/ on the second install disc (sometimes also /Volumes/Mac OS X Install Disc 2/Packages/.packages):

• GarageBand.mpkg
  
• iDVD.mpkg
  
• iMovieHD.mpkg
  
• iPhoto.mpkg
  
• iWeb.mpkg
  
• iWork Trial.mpkg

How to get there:

• Open the Finder
  
• press [CMD]-[SHIFT]-G
  
• copy and paste the path given above into the dialog box
  
• Finder opens directly a Folder with all the software packages

Some packages will be easy, some a little more difficult. If a package has the ending .pkg, such as Booth.pkg, You can double-click, and it will install.
But if a package has the ending .mpkg it is likely that You get an error when trying to install saying "The Software cannot be installed on this computer". Then You have to use the following workaround to trick the verification:

• Open the Finder
  
• right-click on the correspondig package
  
• select "Show package contents"
  
• open the "Contents" folder
  
• open the "Resources" folder
  
• double-click the all the packages You find and install them one by one; this way there will be no verification whether You are allowed to install the software or not

The software installed will work fine if the OS and CPU is compatible. For instance iLife '06 works great on my iBook.