Mac OSX Discs Not Installing Drivers

Hello,
I just installed Windows 7 on my brand new 27" iMac. I had many issues getting it installed, but I finally got it done. Now, I want to install the drivers for boot camp, but when I insert the disc, it thinks I am using a Macbook Air and has two options:
1. Remote install Mac OSX
2. DVD or CD Sharing
These two mention Macbook Airs (which I have never used and these discs were from the iMac and are labeled so. I cannot use the volume or eject keys on my keyboard, and cannot scroll with my magic mouse. How can I manually get these driver updates?
Thanks!

Open the disc manually in "My Computer" or "Computer." From there you should be able to navigate to the installer package. I had some trouble getting the drivers for my new 21.5" iMac as well. You may have to find the package and install as an administrator. Once you have the main Boot Camp software installed, you still may not have all the correct drivers. This is because they drivers were not shipped on that OS X disc. You will need to open Apple Software Update and download the new Boot Camp update that adds compatibility for your Mac with Windows 7.

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Formatting, Partitioning Zeroing a Hard Disk Drive
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I have installed Snow Leopard, 10.5.8, but I cannot access "Apps" program, so I cannot upgrade online to Lion. If I try installing my Snow Leopard disks, it says I already have a newer version installed.

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Anyone out there have a mac osx 10.3 install & restart discs?

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