HT1514 install (reinstall) Mac OS X 10.4 with PowerPC G4 processor w/Built-in FireWire

I have an Imac PowerPC G4 700MHz processor w/ buit-in firewire which has a 512MB SDRAM
and it's has boot rom version 4.34f2
and when I install the install disk black disk with white or grey X on the disk version of disk 10.4.2
2Z691-5539-A
I bought brand new on ebay ( it was just the 4 CD Disk retail version) and when I insert disk # 1 it just eject it the disk when I'm at the desktop (which the mac has 3 user accounts all with admin rights but the only differents is one of them has a PW on its account and when logon it load cassic mac OS 9 but only on the PW protected account not the other accounts) if I start/restart the mac with the disk in the drive and press or hold down the C key it just eject the disk and starts booting-up like normail (w/o disk) right now it has Mac OS X 10.3.9 installed and I also can't seem to use the ethernet card/port or can't get it to connect to the ineternet I have a USB wireless card but it needs mac os 10.4 to install drivers for it.
so can any help me with this issue ????
also if anyone could tell me how to uninstall (or remove) a program/software (like I don't need it or want it anymore (or can that be done in/on a Mac!!!)
Thanks!!!

it is a movie DVD standard commercial DVD which I have played before might been some time I play it last but I have played it on a DVD player and it played and works it does the same think for other DVDs (standard commercial DVD) too and it show that the comptuer is a CD burner and has a DVD-ROM Drive (or CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive) in or on the computer.
where I find this info is under the apple icon (in upper left coner of scrren) then click about Mac (or about this Mac)
then a window pop-up then it has a button that says More Infomation then tell me what kind of dirve it has
remember this is an Imac powerPC G4 only a 700Mhz with 512MB and I think the HDD is upto 80GB but not sure right now as it is not turn on right now (I'm my windows 7 computer right now)
PS:
DVD DOE NOT SHOW UP OR MOUNT ON DESKTOP LIKE THE CDs DO BUT THE CD #1 FOR MAC OS X 10.4.2 (OR 10.4) WHEN I PUT IN THE CD IT JUST EJECT THE DISK AND WHEN I HOLD DOWN THE OPTION KEY IT ONLY SHOWS THE HDD BUT JUST BEFORE IT THAT SCREEN IT EJECT THE CD, THO

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