How do I recover bookmarks and passwords after an O/S change, and the old programs are in a windows.old folder?

Recently, I had a non-recoverable crash of my Windows XP Pro system. I clean-installed Vista (would not allow an upgrade install), and it moved all of my settings and programs into a windows.old folder. I'd like to be able to recover my stored passwords (even if I have to manually re-enter) and my bookmarks for Firefox. I was running version 4 at the time of the O/S crash. Thanks for any help you can provide.

Just as I expected. Before following my instructions, you might need to change your folder options to show hidden files. Now go to:
'''C:/windows.old/Documents and Settings/<username on XP>/Application Data'''
And copy everything inside the '''Mozilla''' folder to
'''C:/Users/<username on Vista>/AppData/Roaming/Mozilla'''
If the '''Mozilla''' folder doesn't exist, create one.
Now, go to '''C:/windows.old/Documents and Settings/<username on XP>/Local Settings/Application Data'''
And copy everything inside the '''Mozilla''' folder into
'''C:/Users/<username on Vista>/AppData/Local/Mozilla'''
Again, if the '''Mozilla''' folder doesn't exist, create one and rename it to '''Mozilla'''.
Hope this helps!
handsomeorlandoman

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