Before upgrading Should I...?

Before i start, I want to apologize for starting another SL upgrade topic/question, but i didn't see anything about this, and didn't want to hijack another's topic.
I recently installed OSX Leopard (10.5.8) about two weeks ago, so I haven't had it very long, and decided to do an erase and install with it, so right now my laptop is pretty clean, other than having my music, Symantec Anti-virus, Firefox, Microsoft Office '08, and Transmission as the only outside apps on my laptop.
I was wondering, if it would be okay for me to just do an "upgrade" rather than an "archive and install," and if I should uninstall all third party apps, before installing SL.
Thanks,
Tony
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Thanks for the speedy responses you guys.
I looked up my version of Norton Antivirus and it said version 2.0 (28), so I don't know if that means it 11 like the one that's listed.
If it is, would it be best I just uninstall it for the time being, until they release an update for it, and then reinstall it.
And about the folder that appears for applications that don't work, if I find I don't need them, should I just take the folder to the trash bin?

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