How to best upgrade a sluggish 10.5 Mac to 10.6

I will be upgrading a couple of 10.5 Macs to 10.6  (will download family pack from Apple Store).
One of the 10.5 Macs has gotten rather sluggish.  I rather guess that some preferences or other library files are problematic.  What sort of install options will I see that might impact whether I eliminate sources of slowness?

What worked for me was a clean install.  Install the OS and then select the user data and applications that you wish to retain, thus leaving the unnecessary garbage behind.  It has made a noticeable difference.
Ciao.

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