10.4.11 to Leopard install-reinstall software after update(NO TIME MACHINE)

dumb question but I'm mid project and need OSX 10.5 to run a necessary plug in . I don't want to reinstall FCS2 as I only have FCS1 discs here. I don't have Time Machine either. Can I just install 10.5 without reinstalling software? Thanks

nadsta wrote:
Yes I'm on Tiger and what to upgrade to Leopard, and simply want to know if Leopard will require me to reinstall my currently installed apps, particularly Final Cut Pro Studio (FCS). I want to avoid this as I don't have the discs here for the version I have installed and am using (FCS2), I only have FCS1. I can't access the FCS2 discs til late next week and have to deliver a project before then which requires a plug in which will only run on 10.5.3
Ah, now I see.
No, if you do an Archive and Install of Leopard, it will put your Tiger system into a Previous System folder, load Leopard & the new Apple Leopard apps, then migrate everything it can from the Previous System folder.
Some apps and/or some user data might not migrate, for one reason or another, but they'll remain in Previous System.
I can't tell you about FCS, but as long as it's compatible with Leopard, it should come over fine.
Of course, first backup your entire system, "just in case".
Then be sure to do an Archive and Install, not an Erase and Install.

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