Clean Install- original OS first, then SL?

I have an early 2008 MacBook Pro (4,1) that originally came with 10.5.2. I'm going to upgrade to SL and plan to wipe out my HD and do a fresh install.
Should I use my original discs to install the original OS first then upgrade to SL, or can I just do the fresh install directly from the SL disc?
Are there advantages/disadvantages? I know the original Apple discs are hardware specific, so I'm wondering if I will end up missing something specific to my MBP if do not install the original software first. Or do Apple's generic OS discs have everything needed to run any compatible Mac?

You will be fine doing an erase and install as you mentioned. If you do so, then you will need to reinstall your apps more or less individually unless you make a clone as suggested below or use Time Machine (not recommended by me).
More generally, I would move to SL if, and only if, I had an external drive with a bootable clone of my internal on it and had my files backed up in some other secure place. I think that there is enough risk in going to SL that such conservatism is warranted. I would not use time machine alone for backup/restoring. Without getting into detail, it can be highly problematic and, consequently, its solo use is risky too. You will be able to extract your settings, files, and programs from your clone if you do an erase and install.
To erase and install, start up to your DVD and stop after selecting your language. Use the menus to start Disk Utility and erase your drive. Quit Disk Utility and proceed with your installation. At the end, you will be able to choose to reclaim your settings, files, and apps from the clone (plug in the external at the point of the last install restart).
If you do not like SL, then you can restore your internal using the clone. I would do all cloning and related restoration with SuperDuper or some other up-to-date cloning app. Your clone also will serve as an independent backup for your data.
I want to mention that upgrading is a sound process on a Mac. Still, I also would insist on having a bootable clone on an external before upgrading. An upgrade is performed by installing over your existing installation from the desktop or having started from your SL DVD. All you programs, data, and settings will be present after an upgrade, but incompatible programs will be archived.
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TJ Skywasher wrote:
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Thank you for your response which solved my problem. For other users who may stumble upon this, I'll clear up the confusion and share how I solved the problem with your help; When looking for answers to my computer problems, finding unresolved questions where person B offers a solution and person A never comes back and says "That worked, thank you.", it demonstrates a "k-thnx-bye" user mentality that leaves others with the same problem lost. Without further ado:
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oooh big sigh of relief!
you saved my son's files and my face!
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wayne.andrews wrote:
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Who is Mr Murphy?
Ah, that may be a US-only expression. +Murphy's Law:+ "Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong."
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Daniel ~ Welcome to the discussions. If you didn't backup iWeb's key Domain file before the clean install, you'll probably need to start over. I say "probably" because even though you didn't deliberately back up the Domain file, perhaps you were running Time Machine — in which case, there's still hope:
Recovering items using Time Machine and Spotlight
Only iWeb's Domain file can be opened in iWeb. See this Apple doc on How to back up MobileMe data. It says:
Any websites you have published with iWeb should still be available within iWeb. iWeb stores everything in a Domain file, normally located in the ~/Library/Application Support/iWeb folder (although it can be moved). If you no longer have this file, you can view your currently published pages and manually recreate them within iWeb, but there is no way to import published pages back into iWeb.
You can manually back up the Domain file, or use Backup to back it up.
Paragraph 2.3 of this FAQ page gives some tips on how to use published files, graphics, photos, etc., to help rebuild the site from scratch:
http://iwebfaq.org/site/iWebBackupretrieve.html
And in future:
_iWeb ’08: Backing up your Domain file_

Clean Install- original OS first, then SL?

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