Backup from Replacement Computer

My MBP is being replaced during warranty by Apple due to a problem related to burning DVDs. I have been backing up on a 2 TB Time Capsule using Time Machine.
Once I receive the new computer, I would like to do the following:
1. Install most applications from scratch on the new computer (not from backup)
2. Restore documents, photos, music, movies, etc. from the Time Capsule backup
3. Restore all settings from System Preferences, Mail, etc. from the Time Capsule backup
4. Continue to use the same backup file from the Time Capsule that was created by the old computer (so that I will have easy access to backups done by the old computer)
I am not sure how to achieve the above and any advice will be much appreciated. Thank you.
Michael

Michael9009 wrote:
1. Install most applications from scratch on the new computer (not from backup)
2. Restore documents, photos, music, movies, etc. from the Time Capsule backup
3. Restore all settings from System Preferences, Mail, etc. from the Time Capsule backup
If you use +Setup Assistant+ as recommended by Baltwo, you can omit Applications. That will leave the Apple apps that come with your new Mac alone, of course, but restore everything else you select.
See the green box in #19 of Time Machine - Frequently Asked Questions (or use the link in *User Tips* at the top of this forum), for details on +Setup Assistant.+
4. Continue to use the same backup file from the Time Capsule that was created by the old computer (so that I will have easy access to backups done by the old computer)
See #B5 in Time Machine - Troubleshooting (or use the link in *User Tips* at the top of this forum). Select the re-use backup option, but be warned that, as it says there and as Kappy says, the first backup of the new Mac will be a full one.

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