Driver disk will not auto run on Mac Pro 08

Hi
I have a Mac Pro early 08 and i'm finding the Leopard driver disk will not auto run "to install" drivers but it only gives me 2 other options for disk share and something else which I forget now as I un=installed.

Hi
Oh god no I popped the disk in when WVU finished installing and arrived on the desktop and it only gives me 2 install options.1.for the MB air and another for disk sharing but why does it not install drivers aotomatically?
The driver disk does not aoto run under vista and which drivers do I use ..also the ATI just does not want to work "advising errors of hardware or software" not installed.
I have done this numerous times on the iMac and XPP worked fine with the driver disk but WVU is giving me headaches.
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