Going from tiger 10.4.11 to snow leopard 10.6.5

So for christmas my mom got me an ipod touch(newest one out) and I was completely stoked.To make a long story short,I had to download the new itunes and what happens? I can't because I'm only one os below what is needed.So I am super frustrated because I also couldn't get a game due to the same problem,but I didn't care about the game enough to upgrade my entire os.Anyways I'm just curious on what to do.
It seems I'm just stuck and going to spend the 129 to get the new os(might as well anyways I suppose,since I can get an updated version of garageband and the others,so I guess it ain't all to bad,but still im upset cause I like 10.4.11) If I buy this will this be a simple pop the cd in my computer do what the screen says and then upgrade? or is this going to be a huge deal? I also bought this computer off ebay almost 2 years ago so when I got it all I got was my charger and computer,no original disks or if it came with anything,so will I need to worry if this doesn't work? I'm pretty new with apple.I've never needed to do an upgrade and what not so I'm just worried and not to sure how this all works and if someone could give me an insight it'd help me out and ease my frustration.I feel like I'm making it a bigger deal then it is,but I thought I'd come here and get some help from others who know what their doing.Cause I'm debating if I should order the new thing tonight so I can have it before I leave thursday and have no worries about my computer and can finally use my ipod.
Also just curious,am I going to lose everything that's on my computer now? or what would I need to do about all my files and what not? cause I have a lot of pretty important things I need to bring on the new os when I get it.

ayyonikkib wrote:
It seems I'm just stuck and going to spend the 129 to get the new os(might as well anyways I suppose,since I can get an updated version of garageband and the others,so I guess it ain't all to bad,but still im upset cause I like 10.4.11)
Welcome to Apple's discussion groups.
I see that A Brody has just posted a reply, but this one was ready to go and isn't a complete duplicate, so I'll post it anyway.
If that cost is a problem, you can instead buy only OS X 10.6 for US$29.
If I buy this will this be a simple pop the cd in my computer do what the screen says and then upgrade?
You might want to invest in the electronic book "Take Control of Upgrading to Snow Leopard" (http://www.takecontrolbooks.com/snow-leopard-upgrading). It's normally US$10, but until the end of this year all the Take Control titles are half off, so it would be $5.
A few items of advice:
- Be sure you have a complete backup in case the upgrade fails.
- Verify your disk (and repair it if needed) before you upgrade.
- Research your existing software at these Web sites for compatibility for OS X 10.6: http://snowleopard.wikidot.com/ , http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3258 , and http://www.macintouch.com/specialreports/snowleopard/slcompat.html .
- Any "classic (OS 9) software that you're running won't work under OS X 10.6.
Also just curious,am I going to lose everything that's on my computer now?
No. But back up anyway.

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