Macbook wiped clean (2008 model), and I'm not able to save the installer and can't get mac os x.  Any suggestions?

I recently bought a used macbook (2008) and was told that it was set back to factory settings and came with all the orignal software, box etc.  The first Installer disk of the Mac os X was already in the disc drive, but I'm not able to get past where it saves the installer.  It wasn't able to find anywhere to save it.  I have no clue what to do.  Any suggestions?  Thanks for your help!

Snow Leopard disc must look like this to run on a 2008 MacBook:
and not say Update, Dropin, OEM, or any Mac model on it.
2008 MacBooks could at minimum also use the 10.5.6 retail disc that looked like:
And some of the earliest 2008 models can use 10.5.4 as well, but it couldn't say Upgrade, Dropin, or OEM or a Mac model on it, except MacBook, if it was the one bundled with that MacBook.
If the disc is stuck in the drive, use this tip to remove it:
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-1015

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