What will i loose if i install a fresh 10.5.2?

i installed some software that i guess, isnt compatible with 10.5.2. i would like to format my imac and start with a fresh install of 10.5.2. is there anything that comes on my computer that i wont find on my mac os discs? there are tow discs. all that i believe i should have is the os and ilife. and some demos of microsoft office, but i dont care if i get those back or not.
thanks.
nick

thanks for the welcome and the responses. actually, i was kind of vague and when i look back at the post, and a little misleading. i would like to install pro tools. i know its not supported yet, but i just need to install the drivers to use my mbox with logic. i dont really need to run pro tools, just install it. i didnt post that part because i thought itd be confusing.
anyway... so heres the story.
i bought a 20inch imac 2.4 and it came with leopard. im running 10.5.2. im not sure if i upgraded to 10.5.2, or if thats the version it came with. i would like to install protools. if for some reason something goes wrong, i would like to be certain that if i need to format and reinstall the os, i wont be missing any programs.
i guess the real question is, is there anything that comes installed on my computer that i didnt get on a dvd of cd as well? this is my first mac and whenever i bought a pc the first thing i would do is format it and reinstall the os because they put so much trial garbage on the computer it would be bogging down from the get go.
thanks for the help.

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