Bootcamp Driver Set-up won't start/work - compatibility issue?

I have a feeling this has to do with the hardware/software compatibility issue that keeps surfacing. I've gone through quite a few other threads but have yet to find something enough like this. Where as many are experiencing blue screens during set-up, I can't even get that far...
I have a typical Macbook (the 13', 2.16 GHz Intel dual core). I bought it a couple months before Leopard came out (*cursing under breath*). That means this computer is about a year old. Originally, I used the Bootcamp Beta and everything went without a hitch. Uninstalled all that so I could install Leopard which I did back in... June I think. Now I need Windows back for some Windows-specific programs but I can't install these Bootcamp drivers.
So. 1 year-old laptop with 10.4.9 installation discs. Copy of Leopard purchased in or around June. I pop in the Leopard Disc with Windows open and... NOTHING happens. AT all. Tries to boot up the disc but, after several tries, ejects it.
Pulling out those old (Tiger installation) discs won't help because they won't have any drivers on them.
Any advice?
P.S. Yes, it's Windows XP, SP2
Message was edited by: lilymonx

Can File Manager see files on the Leopard disc? If so, double click setup.exe. Also see [this.|http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1855?viewlocale=en_US].
Message was edited by: xnav

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