Bootcamp 2.0 and Windows 7 issues

I currently have a 17" Macbook Pro circa 2008, currently running OS X 10.5.8. I've had it partitioned with Windows 7 for almost the entire time I've had it and just recently I reformatted the Windows 7 partition after it began to crash a couple of times. After I reformatted it I no longer have any sound, which I remember being a problem the first time I partitioned my harddrive but somehow I managed to solve that problem,however this time I havent been so lucky. Because I'm running Leopard I only have Bootcamp 2.0 so I was wondering how I update Bootcamp to whatever is the latest version and if it would have the neccessary drivers for Windows 7. I realize I cannot upgrade to 3.0 etc. b/c those are for the newer versions of OS X from what I understand but I have seen things about BC 2.1 but I have no clue how to update to it.
Thanks

You would need to purchase Snow Leopard from your local Apple retailer or the Online Store.

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