Windows drivers from install DVD

This isn't a new topic, it's an old one.
Using Bootcamp I installed Windows on my MacBook Pro so I can run some special software. I can't connect to the network, no sounds, no wireless, etc. Windows says the drivers aren't installed.
I insert the Mac OSX install DVD to install the drivers, as instructed, and there is no "setup.exe", "autorun", etc. The DVD appears blank.
Previous posts discussed software called "macdrive". Macdrive is not installed. At least Windows can't locate it when I do a search for it.
I've gone through the Windows Control Panels and can find nothing that indicates certain files are hidden or anything like that.
Obviously I'm missing something here. Can anyone help?
Thanks in advance.

I must be missing something too - I insert the OSX disk (Leopard) and ... nothing. I followed these instructions:
1 - Insert the CD/DVD into the CD drive
2 - Open "My Computer"
3 - Right-click on the CD drive
4 - Choose "MacDrive -> Show Windows Files"
There's no MacDrive, nothing remotely like it! I also followed instructions to bypass the disk and copy the install package from bootcamp in the OSX partition:
1 - Open Utilities
2 - Control click Boot Camp Assistant > Show Package Contents
3 - Open Contents > Resources
4 - Mount Diskimage.dmg
5 - Copy contents of Diskimage to either a USB Key or a cd
Sounded great until I opened 'Resources' and found no sign of a Diskimage.dmg. And there again I ran aground.
This is all quite frustrating ...

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Please some one help me ...
A) my mac won't shut down with external HD connected (if it's been used)
B) there are disk permissions that can't be fixed SUID stuff ..
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I had an old PPC 17" and it was a beaut .... Never had a single problem with it ...
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Ok so I've done what you said and this is what it's come back ....
I don't know that these are the errors , but they're the things which don't look right ...
Throughout the shut down there is a recurring line ;
It says ;
Com.apple.launchd 1 0x100600e70.anonymous.unmount 301 PID still valid
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Then the same with fseventd 48 and diskarbitrationd 13
Oh and on Launchd1 : System : stray anonymous job at shut down : PID 301 PPID13 PGID 13 unmount...
Then the last process says "about to call: reboot (RB_AUTOBOOT).
Continuing...
And stops ...
Hope this means something to you ... Thanks again for your help so far :-)

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It was probably a 3 foot fall.
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I'd rather not brave the Apple Store this weekend in the snow in a town that never gets snow (people drive poorly on a good day!).
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Thanks!

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This part in particular ..
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[Apple docs: What's a kernel panic? (Mac OS X)|http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106227]
[Mac OS X Kernel Panic FAQ|http://www.index-site.com/kernelpanic.html]
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[X-Lab: Resolving Kernel Panics|http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/kernelpanics.html]
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Monitor depth
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