Erase & Install : 3rd party plug-ins and aps?

Hi,
My iMac is running pretty slow and unsteady these days for what should be a top end machine so I've decided at the next update or SnowLeopard I will go for a full Erase and install.
However, I've never gone this route before and have got no idea what to do about all the various 3rd party apps and plugins I've got that I don't have install CD's for as I purchased on line.eg:
Superduper!
Quicktime Pro
Connect 360
A better finder attribute
iPhoto Manager
Handbrake
a few others
What do I do so I don't have to pay for installing these again?
Also, is there any other data/apps/accounts that I will lose that I should back up before hand that wouldn't just be in my User folders? eg iTunes accounts so that it recognises my iPhone etc
Many thanks,
Dan.

Almost all shareware is registered with a serial number; a few use license files and even fewer use some form of passworded download site. The latter are the only ones you really need to be concerned about.
If you haven't already done so, make a list of all your third party software. There are several programs specifically made for keeping track of software, serial numbers, etc - for years I just kept a list in a text file. There are also programs specially made for this task. What you want to keep track of is the name of the program, the company that created it and their URL, the serial number (if it has one) or the location and name of the license file (if it has one of those) or the URL for downloading it.
Keeping this information current is important and should you decide to do the erase and install will make it easy for you to re-install your software. It will also help you determine what (if any) files you'll need to burn to a CD or move to a flash drive before the upgrade. (Assuming you can find the vendor, most of them make it pretty easy to find out what your serial number is if you lose it. Of course this is no help if you can't figure out where you got the program from.)

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