Best way to install Leopard on external HD

My iMac came with Leopard. I upgraded to Lion, 3 months ago. I found out that Appleworks doesn't work anymore... very displeased because I always used Mac Strong points (for the past 30 years), which is drawing, like McDraw, McDraw 11, Clarisworks, Appleworks, etc. Apple could have have included a software in iworks to open the numerous works I have done over the years in drawing. Now iDVD doesn't come with Lion anymore. Another blow from Apple!! And iDVD 7.1.2 (after upgrade from Leopard's iDVD) doesn't work too well in Lion... quite a few things are wrong.
Consequently, I want to install Leopard in an external HD, where I could use Appleworks and iDVD.
I have a 1 tera WD Firewire as an external HD. I have tried a few ways to install Leopard on my external HD with no succes.
I have tried "partionning" the external HD, but when it came to "Scan disc image" of Leopard, I had the message: Unable to scan "Install" (Resource busy)
I have tried to install with original Leopard DVD, but after pushing restart (to chose my external HD), then my computer keeps asking me to push restart.
Can anymore can tell me how to properly install Leopard on my external HD?

Connect your WD Firewire drive. Open Disk Utility and check to make sure that it is partitioned as GUID partition scheme (assuming you have an Intel iMac) and is formatted as Mac OS Extended (Journaled). If not, you will need to repartition and reformat the drive - note that this will erase everything that is on the drive.
Notes:
-If you have an Intel Mac you cannot install OS X to a drive that is partitioned as Apple Partition Map; it must be GUID Partition Scheme.
-Mac OS Extended (Journaled) is the same as the "HFS+" as previously mentioned.
-For the disk to be bootable it must be formatted as Mac OS Extended (Journaled) not plain Mac OS Extended.
Next, insert your Leopard install DVD in your iMac. If the installer opens, just exit/close the installer window. Do not remove the Leopard install DVD from the drive.
Shut down your Mac. Then restart it by holding down the "C" key while it starts. This will make your iMac start from the Leopard install disk that is in the CD/DVD drive. You should then be able to select your external WD drive and install Leopard there.

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Or should I wait for the next version of Leopard (I am a little concerned about all the reports of bugs etc.)??
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I would say that if you are hesitant that you should wait for at least rev 1 to come out or once you have found out that all the programs that you need to run are compatible with Leopard. With any major upgrade, you are bound to experience some minor or major issues.
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The best back up mechanism is for you to create a clone of your original drive - this way, if something goes wrong you can revert back to your back up.
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http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/macgems/2005/06/superduper/
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After you have made the proper back up, if you want to start clean, I would say that the best way is to erase and install. Know that you will have to reinstall all the applications and move all the files to their correct locations - photos, music, documents, etc.
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It seems like everytime I upgrade to a new OS, I end up screwing something up. I am borderline thinking about taking my laptop up to the apple store and having them install Leopard for me. Last week in another thread someone posted something saying I should backup my home directory? and save it to my external drive then install leopard and then drag that home directory back over. This was said to be a work around instead of using Archive and Install. I guess I could do that but are there other suggestions out there?
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