How do I reset Mac OS X Leopard to all defaults?

Ok, so I've got my iMac G4 finally and I was wondering if there was a way to reset the whole OS back to defaults, so that I could like go through setup assistant and set my name again and reset all my options from there. Also, if there is a way to use Migration Assistant through a LAN network with my "old" Mac (eMac G4 1.25GHz, it's actually better than it!) on the same network using LAN. They can both see each other in the side pane "Shared".
Thanks for your help!
-Gavin

Boot from the original installer discs that came with the computer. When you get to the point of selecting a destination drive click once on the drive then click on the Options button. Select the Erase and Install option then click on the OK button. Complete the installation. Upon completion the computer will restart into the Setup Assistant.
You can only use Migration Assistant over a Firewire connection. You can, however, simply transfer files from the old computer over your network. Here's a general listing of what you can transfer manually:
Folders You Can Move to Your new Mac
From the Home folder copy the contents of Documents, Movies, Music, Pictures, and Sites.
In your /Home/Library/ folder:
/Home/Library/Application Support/AddressBook (copy the whole folder)
/Home/Library/Application Support/iCal (copy the whole folder)
Also in /Home/Library/Application Support (copy whatever else you need including folders for any third-party applications)
/Home/Library/Keychains (copy the whole folder)
/Home/Library/Mail (copy the whole folder)
/Home/Library/Preferences/ (copy the whole folder)
/Home /Library/iTunes (copy the whole folder)
/Home /Library/Safari (copy the whole folder)
/Home /Library/Calendars (copy the whole folder)
If you want cookies:
/Home/Library/Cookies/Cookies.plist
/Home/Library/Application Support/WebFoundation/HTTPCookies.plist
For Entourage users:
Entourage is in /Home/Documents/Microsoft User Data
Also in /Home/Library/Preferences/Microsoft
For FireFox:
/Home/Library/Applications Support/FireFox
/Home/Library/Preferences/org.mozilla.firefox.plist
Credit goes Macjack for this information.

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