how to install files from disc on to mac

i'm trying to do something really simple but im new to macs and can't figure it out.

i have a dvd with micrsoft office 2008 for mac burned on it and i want to install it on my mac. I put it in the disc drive and the folder appears on the desktop. Have been trying to figure out how to install it for a cpl hours now. Is it so easy i can't see it?

for windows all you do is drag the file from the disc to desktop

These files came from where? and you burned them to disc how?

bobtomay said:

These files came from where? and you burned them to disc how?

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from my iMac. i burned them on to a disc and now trying to install them on a powerbook

You need the Microsoft disc to install Office, complete with yellow activation code.

Copying a copy does not work.