A fresh start

Ive been a new mac user since last summer, and in that time ive been learning all things mac.
now i feel comfortable with what i am doing i feel like i want to do a fresh install of OSX Tiger and start again, because there are things i would like to do differently (programs ive installed etc etc) and also it would be a good experience into doing an install myself.
a few things i would like to ask first though.
ive got my 2 install discs that came with my imac, do i just insert that and follow instructions....do i need any serial numbers for osx....
i have backed up all my important data to my external lacie hdd, and this also is where i store my itunes music.
my itunes library is my most important back up for me (ive had 2 instances where ive lost my library and had to manually re-import all my music from my itunes folder (was not fun indeed)).
now, am i right in guessing that if i go file>export library this will save the details of all my music, so when ive finished my re-install, i go file>import, and it will do the rest? ....
also, i have installed bootcamp, and have my partiton for XP. would a reinstall automatically delete this partion, or am i best to use bootcamp to get rid of the partition first?
thats really it, unless theres other things i should know...
oh, and 1 other question, how long roughly would it take??
cheers in advance
Jon
iMac Mac OS X (10.4.8) 1.83 GHZ Intel Core Duo 1GB DDR2 SDRAM, 300GB External Lacie HDD

First off, erasing your system, which I think is your intention, is not recommended.
You want to backup your system TWICE. There have been instances where installation of software while the external drive is connected causes the external drive to lose data. So you want to make sure that doesn't happen, as the firmware of the drive may not be sufficient to save you. Also, the drive could fail at anytime, as is true with any drive.
And you want to make sure you have at two copies of your music.
If the purpose is simply to remove your Boot Camp partition follow Apple's instructions to do that, after backing up your data twice.
By the way, there is no such thing as a "fresh install". Rather you have these options for installation:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=607614
The only time you want to erase your system is to change the partitioning of it which is usually not necessary with Boot Camp removal, though can happen by accident, or to eliminate the possibility for any hardware related issues by seeing if an included system only installation causes issues with your computer without third party peripherals, drivers or applications.

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