AppleTv from previous system

Hello -
I upgraded to Lepard. I in the upgrade I lost all my itunes library and photos etc. I was able to retrieve the itunes library from "previous system". How do I retrieve my AppleTV movies from the previous system?

Your movies should be in the same place as your music (in a folder called movies within the itunes folder).

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    You can purchase Panther disks from applerescue. Your computer will support Tiger if it meets the minimum system requirements for Tiger.
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