Restore of OS X 10.4.7 G5 but only have original 10.4 Installer

I have had my Dual 2.0GHz G5 for a number of years now and it seems like it may be time for a clean install of the OS or restore. My system has been unexpected quitting most many applications lately and repair permissions and running both Disk Utility and Drive Genius on the system + resetting PRAM does not seem to help. During the course of the day Firefox unexpected quits many times and when it does, locks up the system where I need to Force Quote Firefox as it states it is not responding while it spins the beach ball. It has done this on other applications also but since I am on the web all day, it seems most while in web browsers. I figure it may be time.
So, I do have my original OS X 10.2 that came with the G5 and then have a OS X 10.4 Tiger DVD set but my system is all the way up to 10.4.7. I guess I am asking what is my best option here in terms of a restore. Obviously using my 10.2 or is is 10.3 that came with my G5 is much older than what I have so I do not think a Restore & Archive is an option. The 10.4 Tiger Install does not offer a restore I do not think but curious how I should proceed to get a fresh OS on but leave all my years of goodies on the system so I can easily get them back in place. iTunes and all that would be a pain to start over again.
Thanks
tj

Before reinstalling to fix this problem, try out your apps in a different user account for a while. If they start behaving properly, then something in your old home folder is to blame; and reinstalling OS X will not fix it if you plan to keep your old home folder. If the problems persist in the new account then you might try a reinstall.

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