Whats the best way to do a re-install?

Hi
I upgraded to Leopard the day it was released and I have had nothing but problems so I am wanting to do a fresh install. My question is, what is the best way to go about this whilst trying to make it as painless as possible... I am mostly concerned with all my logins.. I would have a few hundred FTP logins and though I have copied the keychain over in the past I found it to be a bit of a pain...
If there a way I can copy all of my home directory somewhere and then re-install Leopard and then copy my home directory back over so I don't have to worry about all of my preferences and logins??
scott

Before you do anything I'd recommend that you create a new account, set the computer to log into that account automatically (or at least not to log into any account on startup) and the shut down the computer. Then restart and log into the new account. Go online, play a game, do the sort of thing that seems to bring on the crashing/freezing/problems. If the problem shows up you've confirmed that you need to work on the computer. If it doesn't show up you know your problem is in your account and you can move your documents and data - *but not your library!* into this new account.
If the problem does continue there are two ways to proceed. You could clone your current hard drive, erase it, reinstall the OS, and then migrate your applications. I'd recommend against using Migration Assistant on your data. I'd do that manually, again, ignoring your Library folder. You'll have to reserialize your programs and perhaps reinstall a couple. But at least part of your trouble might be in your library.
The above is a lot of work on your part and will take quite a few hours after the OS is installed which is about an hour itself. Before doing this, I'd try performing an Archive & Install. (After starting up with the Leopard disk, click on the options button to see this option.) It will replace the old System & Library with a new one. The downside is that it might not work - but if your first Leopard installation was a simple install and your problems have existed from day one, it probably will do the job. If it doesn't you've wasted a couple hours - none of it spent babysitting the computer. Once you've started the process you can walk away from it.

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