Best way to install a new hard disk

Hi,
I need to change to a bigger hard disk in a Mac Pro G5.
First I used time machine and after the restore, Final Cut ask me to enter the serial number.
Is there a way to move to a new hard disk with out the need to re-install Final Cut and all other Pro Aplications? I heard about clonning a hard drive, but then how do I grow the partition in the new hard disk?
I plane later to format the old hard disk.
Many thanks
Oliver

Hi David,
thanks for your help, I ended up using Time Machine, installing Leopard on the new hard drive and restoring all applications using the wizzard during first boot of Leopard.
After launching Final Cut Pro 4.5, it asked for the serial, so I entered the serial from the about window that I get in the old hard disk.
HTH
Oliver

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