Bootcamp assistant halts asking to update firmware

Hi!
I'am trying to install Windows to run besides with Leopard but Boot camp assistant keeps insisting for new firmware updates. I've updated everything as far as possible. Are there some updates that I've missed?
Running MacBook Pro (2006 model, Core Duo),
Rom: MBP11.0055.B08
SMC: 1.2f10
Any ideas how to carry on with the Windows installation?

xnav wrote:
If you CntlClick on the BootCamp Assistant application and select 'Show Package Contents' then click on the Contents folder, there is an info.plist. This plist has an element in it named 'DARequiredROMVersions' with 10 entries on my system. MBP11.0055.B08 is one of the entries.
I wonder how that squares with my MBP which is
Boot ROM Version: MBP31.0070.B07
and that's the latest version.
The Apple firmware update lists these two as the latest Boot ROM versions using MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update 1.5.1:
MBP21.00A5.B08
MBP31.0070.B07

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