Upgrading iMac G4 to OS 10.4 and iLife apps

everyone:
i'm upgrading my old iMac G4 flatpanel to 10.4 in a few days, and just realized that it does not come with the iLife programs like a new Mac does.
should i:
a. install iLife from the original discs that came with the computer (10.3.6) or
b. install iLife from the discs that came with my brandy-new MacBook.
if i do b., will it conflict with my MacBook while we share my home network? in addition to iTunes, i use Garageband for recording all the time.
also, if anyone has any tips / suggestions on doing a clean (wiped!) install on my machine, please let me know. it has tons of internal operating system problems (apparently these are called 'kernel' issues or something) and needs to be formatted and re-installed with the upgrade.
(and yes, i'm backing up the entire system onto my external hard drive for bringing the necessary info back over once it's done.)
thanks!
iMac flat-panel G4 Mac OS X (10.3.8)

erin:
You have a number of issues, so I'll try to take them in turn:should i:
a. install iLife from the original discs that came with the computer (10.3.6) or
b. install iLife from the discs that came with my brandy-new MacBook.You should install from the disks that came with the computer, or purchase new disks. It is not advisable to use computer specific disks on computers to which they are not specific as (a) it can cause problems as it was not optimized for the computer, and (b) it is a violation of the single user Software License Agreement, which statesThis License allows you to install and use one copy of the Apple Software on a single computer at a time. This License does not allow the Apple Software to exist on more than one computer at a time.... In addition, MacBook software will not install/work on a PowerPC and vice-versa.also, if anyone has any tips / suggestions on doing a clean (wiped!) install on my machine, please let me know. it has tons of internal operating system problems (apparently these are called 'kernel' issues or something) and needs to be formatted and re-installed with the upgrade.A wipe and install should be an avenue of last resort. If there are issues it may be better to try to resolve them before attempting a wipe and install. However, if you are sure that is the way you want to go, post back for directions. Let me know at the time whether you are planning to install Panther or Tiger.
Good luck.
cornelius

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