How do I get MBP back to factory condition then reinstall snow leopard?

I have a new Macbook Pro that came with Leopard installed and the Drop-in Snow Leopard dvd. I upgraded to Snow Leopard as soon as I got it home and then used migration assistant to migrate from a cloned back up of my old macbook which was running Tiger. I have also installed Logic Express and subsequently now seem to have a number of problems that make me think that the best thing to do would be to get everything back to the factory condition and start again. The only thing I need to preserve are my emails as I haven't really put anything else on the computer yet as all my photos and music are on an external drive. I have Mobile Me so my emails should all be stored on that somewhere ( I think?)
Should I do a erase and install from the original Leopard discs that came with the computer and then upgrade to Snow Leopard again from the drop-in dvd and then set everything up from fresh?
Or...should I just wait until I can get an appointment with a Genius at my local Apple Store? They are booked up until the middle of the week!

There is no reason to wait for a genius. Some say that you can do an erase and install with your Sno drop-in DVD. I would try that first. Then, if no luck, I'd reinstall Leo via erase and install and upgrade to Sno. I would not migrate from the Tig clone again. I'd just drag and drop my data and reinstall my apps by hand. Leave all peripherals disconnected during whichever install you do. But, stay connected to the internet. Doing so will facilitate joining your network, getting to the internet, and connecting with MobileMe. You MobileMe mail will show up when you start using mail; it may take awhile though. You will need to use your supplementary Leo DVD to reinstall iWork and iLife. Also, use your Leo install DVD to install QT 7 and Rosetta if you want them.

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