Macbook pro - 10.5.6, wont accept leopard safari update..

I tried to install the latest safari update, 3.1..i think it was ( going off the top of my head )
but when i went to install it, it refused it, saying i wasn't compatible.
I have leopard on my computer. The other option is Tiger but..it makes no sense to choose that, i just don't understand why my mac is rejecting the update for ITS system.
Help would be much appreciated.
Thanks.

Is this the update you downloaded: Safari 3.2.1 for Leopard? You must have 10.5.5 installed as well as Security Update 007.
Be sure to do the following before installing any system updates:
Repairing the Hard Drive and Permissions
Boot from your OS X Installer disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Installer menu (Utilities menu for Tiger and Leopard.) After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the installer. Now restart normally.
If DU reports errors it cannot fix, then you will need Disk Warrior (4.0 for Tiger, and 4.1 for Leopard) and/or TechTool Pro (4.6.1 for Leopard) to repair the drive. If you don't have either of them or if neither of them can fix the drive, then you will need to reformat the drive and reinstall OS X.

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