Erase and install (re)new OS Snow leopard

I want to completely erase and reinstall Snow leopard on my iMac. 
I have three or four systems currently on it I think and want a complete tidy up.  I have a box set ( currently installed on this mac) which includes snow leopard/ iWork and iLife.  Can I just use this snow leopard system disk or do I have to first use the  the mac disks (system 10.4.4) which came with this computer?
Advice please.

Have a read here Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard: How to Erase and Install
Using the OSX Snow Leopard Install DVD from the Box Set is sufficient.
No need to go through OSX 10.4 Tiger before.
Stefan

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