Will not read Office:Mac disc

After reading that the new Intel-based Macs will run MS Office for Mac, I tried to install it onto my new MacBook Pro. However, the disc drive will not even recognize the disc. The drive will make strange struggling noises before spitting the disc back out.
I have used the disc 2x before on PowerPC-based Macs... there is one product key still available and I'm positive that there is nothing wrong with the disc.
Any suggestions?

Applechique --
Welcome to Apple Discussions !!
One thing to check first . . .
Did you uninstall (not just trash) your MS Office Test Drive?
I believe the Demo?Test Drive came installed on your new MacBook.
I think there is an uninstaller in the Office folder.

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