Successful Leopard Install after GUID partition error on Intel iMac

Firstly the hardware:
- Intel iMac 20" (Early 2006) with 750GB HD
- 1 X Iomega MiniMax External HD (750GB)
- 2 X Iomega MiniMax External HD (250GB)
This is what I did:
1) Moved files between external drives (8 hours) and repartitioned all 3 with GUID option.
2) Installed Leopard on one of the external drives (1 hour) and firewire startup to check the machine runs ok on Leopard and confirm access to all other drives, apply all software updates.
3) Back to Tiger on my internal drive and Carbon Copy Cloner to the 750GB external drive (3 hours to copy 300GB). 6 hours to zero out the external drive before the clone. Test startup between the 2 clones.
4) Use Leopard DVD to startup and erase/partition internal drive with GUID option (very scary, but worked fine).
5) Install Leopard on the internal drive (1 hour).
6) Transfer files, settings etc. from the clone during the Leopard install (3 hours). Install all updates.
So far, so good. All applications worked fine including iLife, Photoshop CS3, Aperture, Office 2004 etc. I will keep the Tiger clone for a couple of weeks then delete. Let's hope the next upgrade is not so difficult.
Hope this helps.

Libraries have computers everywhere. I would recommend getting acquainted with your nearest one. If they don't have computers, hours, times, write your local politicians demanding better computers, and hours if there aren't enough. You could have subscribed to Apple Discussions at the library, and learned as much as you needed. The info is out there. http://www.everymac.com/ is another place, so is http://www.apple-history.com/ and many sites you'll find via http://www.macsurfer.com/
Tiger isn't so much outdated, as no longer sold by Apple. Plenty of people still use Tiger, and even Panther, and believe it or not, even Mac OS 9. See this board:
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