Do I need to reload Mac OS X?

Sorry if this is a stupid question:
When I set up my laptop I think that OS X didn't install properly as I am missing some random programs such as Keychain, Comic Life etc and my iPhoto freezes fairly often.
A friend told me to simply reload mac OS X, however I am paranoid that in the process I will lose files, such as music or photos, as these programs will be reinstalled?
Am I worrying about nothing and should I just go ahead and reinstall it?

First, it is always better to backup your files before the restore of the OS.
You can do the archive and install rather than erase and install
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Now you have restored on UCCX 8.5 once using the PUT tool in the lab and will test it for a week.
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Hello!
As a user-to-user volunteer-supported community, there is no commitment for when/if any post will be responded to. We try, but we as well are only human and also have lives to live. Further, many of us who volunteer a lot of time here are in the USA...and this past weekend (starting Thursday, earlier for some) was a major holiday period in the USA, rendering many of the volunteers busy with their lives and unable to post here. Hence, the delay in replying to your post is, while unfortunate, not unexpected. Of course, this solution has been posted perhaps thousands of times already...some searching of the site should certainly have revealed it to you sooner rather than awaiting a reply perhaps?
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