Fresh SL install question

I'm about to do a fresh install of SL.
Is there anything on the Leopard drive besides iLife that I need to reinstall? I ask because I have a copy of iLife 2009 and can just install that on my own.
thanks,
tom

Sorry for the misunderstanding. iLife will only be on the original installer disc that came with the computer. If you purchased Leopard separately then the only other things on the disc are the Windows drivers for use with Boot Camp and Developer Tools. If this is an original disc that came with the computer then the Windows drivers, Developer Tools, and all the pre-bundled software are on the two discs (these discs have gray labels.)

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