Update Leopard Installation DVD

Hi All!
I was a Windows User and Administrator for a long time, and with Windows Installation Disks I could update then to some Service Pack.
I was wondering if it's possible to do with Leopard Installation DVD, if I could update it to 10.5.5 for example, so I wouldn't need to update it after install.
Thanks!
Tercio

I'm not sure what you mean?
You can actually download the updates from Software Update without automatically installing them.
You can then save them on your Hard Drive or copy them onto a CD/DVD for use later.
It's very useful if you ever have to reset your computer to its factory condition as you can just get the updates off the CD/DVD instead of downloading them again.
You can choose "Download Only" from the Software Update menu.

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@My White Dog, I repeat: First installing files and then replacing them afterwards isn't very efficient isn't it?
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Disconnect all non-Apple peripherals.
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I have an iMac late 2009 edition and the Snow Leopard DVD installer discs.
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Dave Sawyer wrote:
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Well, have you tried an Snow Leopard installation on top of a previously installed Snow Leopard.
I must really be an idiot in using the snow leopard installer.
I loaded the optical slot with the Snow Leopard DVD installer and after it opened up on the desk top i double clicked the install icon. That restarted my iMac.
When I launched the installer after selecting my "Language" and then going thru the customization ( for example I don't need all those foreign languages ) and then selecting the drive to carry out the installation the installation starts.
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Please tell me the steps i should take to make an "archival" install over top of a previously installed Snow Leopard that retains all third party applications.
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