Wont install Snow Leopard

I just received Snow Leopard in the mail and my 2008 Macbook will not read the disk and ejects it. Anything I can do to fix this?

.. before you send it back, you might want to check/test that the drive is ok first.

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  • Can't install Snow Leopard on MacBook Pro - DVD won't mount

    I am unable to install Snow Leopard on my MacBook Pro as the DVD won't mount.  This is an early 2008 vintage MacBook Pro, intel core duo...
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    kezeench wrote:
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  • I have installed snow leopard 10.6.8 on my macbook, i got a problem that every time i want to save or put something on desktop it, says you dont have permisson why is this, also my dock want stay the same everytime i start up it defaults back?

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    Installing Snow Leopard: What you need to know
    http://www.macworld.com/article/1142454/install_snow_leopard.html.
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    Thanks very much for the quick reply.  I figured it would something that simple.  Like I said, I only know enough to cause trouble.  LOL
    Thanks again,  Guess I need to find a new game to play.  LOL

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