How Do I Restore from a TM backup?

Ok, heres the situation. I need to erase my hard drive because of problems partitioning my HD for Boot Camp, which I've seen that many people have encountered (APPLE FIX THIS!).
I've got a Time Machine backup and I would like to know how I restore my complete system after erasing the HD.
Do I run the install DVD and using disk utility to erase my HD? After that, do I need to reinstall Leopard first before restoring from Time Machine?
Also, if I need to reinstall Leopard first, does it count as using up a license even if it was previously installed, as I have a family pack for Leopard.
Thanks

Restoring a system from a Time Machine backup assumes that you did not exclude your System Files and Applications from Time Machine to save space when you set it up. If your TM backup doesn't have the system files you will need to reinstall Leopard and then import the user files from Time Machine. You can check to see what is excluded in your TM backup by going to it's preferences and clicking on the Options button to see what is excluded.
In this case, you might have a much simpler job by just cloning your working system to another drive by using SuperDuper and then cloning it back onto your original drive after you have repaired all the partition damage you have.
Make sure your hard drive uses the same volume name before and after the repair so that TM will recognize the drive and continue to back it up as before.

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