My computer is ejecting every disk.

I just bought my new macbook and I was trying to install the Office:mac 2004, but it keeps ejecting the cd. Also, it wouldn't let me insert the iLife '06 that came with it. It spits everything back out that I put in. I don't know what to do. Could someone please help me? I am getting so frustrated.

I would take it back in for inspection or service. It should not refuse all the disks you stick in there.
I would give Apple a call at your first opportunity, and describe the problem to them.
Most likely, you will need to take it in for another drive to be installed. Or, they might just exchange the system for you since it is so new.
You could try restarting the computer and zapping the PRAM first just to make sure.
Here are the directions for that:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=2238
Good luck with it. Let us know what they say.

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