UPGRADE TIGER TO LEOPARD WITHOUT LOSING FILES?

How does one upgrade a MacBook from Tiger to Leopard and keep all your Applications, files, emails in Mail?
Message was edited by: You Got Pwnd

Hi You Got.....,
do an "archive & install"..
That will do... all apps will stay as on 10.4 ...all data too...
Please "repair permissions" of the Harddrive before and "backup" all data...
Hope that helps

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