Install Failed - trying to upgrade from 10.4.11 to 10.5

Hello,
I have a MacBook "Core Duo" 1.83 13" running OS 10.4.11 that I need to upgrade to OS 10.5 in order to be able to sync my iPhone iOS 5.1.1 because it needs iTunes 10. I have the OS 10.5 install CD and everything appears fine when I start the install but nearing the completion of the install I get a screen that comes up saying "Install Failed" "Mac OS X count not be installed on your computer" "The installer encountered an unknown error that failed to install. Contact the software manufacture for assistance." Then it gives you only the option to restart. I proceeded to have it restart but it launched from the CD again. I went into the Startup Disk to try and select my Macintosh HD rather then the Install CD but could not see it. I then proceeded to the Disk Utility to see if I could check the Macintosh HD there and I could not select it. I told the computer to restart again, knowing that it would load the install disc again because I didn't have the option of the HD. This time the HD appeared in the Disk Utility but not in the Startup Disk, so I proceeded to run Verify Disk Permissions which came up normal. I then launched the Startup Disk again and the HD appeared so I could get the full use of the computer back. So I don't know what to do now. I have not tried installing OS 10.5 again but do want and need to upgrade so I can sync my iPhone with my computer which I have never been able to do yet.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

Was able to work on the computer this weekend, started by clearing out some space on the HD as you had recommended BDAqua. Freed up 31 GB of space but was at the point where I didn't know what else I could delete, moved iPhoto and iTunes libraries along with the whole documents folder off the computer, even ran OnyX to clear out cache, log files etc.
Restarted the computer booting from the install DVD, then ran disk repair. Everything came back okay so proceeded with the update installation. Checking installation DVD took a while but started the installation okay. The installation its self took about an hour plus but did not fail at the end so that's a great.
Did the update I wanted to iTunes 10.5 then 10.6 so that I can sync the iPhone to the computer now. The computer does appear a little draggy at times even though I have 512MB of RAM, which I know is not a lot any more. Is there anything else I can remove or clean up that was installed by this update that is not needed or can't run on this machine, in hopes of making it a little smoother.
Thanks for all your help.

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