How to install Mac OS X 10.4.10 without a disk

Hi all,
Well a got a small problem. I bought a PowerBook G4 secondhand from a computer shop, wich is great! The problem is I never got any restore disk/s with it. But I want to do a restore on it because it's full of rubbish. So is it possible to do a restore without a disk?

If you have a working administrator account, you could create new accounts (one administrator for maintenance and software installation, and one non-administrator for normal use), logout, login to the new administrator account, delete the original accounts, empty the trash, use Disk Utility to Erase Free Space, then run Software Update. I would recommend getting a retail Tiger disc, though, so you can start fresh, and know what you have. As more people upgrade to Leopard, cheap used Tiger retail discs may show up. You should also get Apple Hardware Test so you can run the Extended Tests.
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