Re-installing Leopard after installing Snow Leopard?

I recently installed Snow Leopard, but want to re-install Leopard instead without losing all of my current data (Applications, folders...aka everything) - is this possible?

First, note that above I said: "final step is to do an erase and install of Sno." Where I said Sno, I meant Leo.
You can do your reinstall of Leo more simply than I mentioned before. What I was am trying to do is to give you the best chance of moving back to Leo successfully without having to reinstall your apps. What I was going to tell you about is complex.
To avoid the complexity, here is what I recommend. Make the Sno clone I mentioned before for safety and to have easy access to your data for future drag and drop. Now, just do an erase and install of Leo on your internal drive; reinstall your apps by hand; and drag and drop you data into the appropriate folders on your new install.
If you don't want to reinstall your apps by hand, then I'd recommend that you go the more complex route I started describing. I am hoping that you don't have so many apps that you won't choose the more complex procedure. I apologize for the confusion I probably have created. Just let me know which way you would prefer to proceed.

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