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starting to feel like it's not worth the hassle !

why are some people able to install straight off the leopard DVD without any problems?

copy the files from the Leopard dvd. If you don't have it, then I don't know. Maybe someone can upload the drivers for you, I don't know if that's against the rules
 
i do have a leopard DVD (retail 10.5.1).
it's just strange that i've seen people use their leopard DVD and it all installed fine, but with mine it says it's not a supported version of windows.
 
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