Deleting iWeb Preferences

After 'upgrading' to 09 a month ago I've been unable to upload my website to MobileMe either on my MacBook Pro or my iMac - until today, when I took the MacBook to an Apple shop, where one of their aptly-named Geniuses ditched my existing iWeb Preferences and changed the site name. Uploading then worked. Returning home I copied the Domain from the MacBook to the desktop of my iMac, and clicked it with fingers crossed. The upload failed. So I imagine I should delete the Prefs on this computer too (though hopefully not rename the site again). Trouble is, I can't find the Prefs. Can anyone guide me to them (using terminology for the mentally challenged please)?

Thanks, Niel. I'd never used 'Go to Folder' before. I removed com.apple.iweb from the Prefs and all my red files immediately turned blue without my having to remove the one in the ByHost Folder.
I hoped doing the same thing with my GarageBand prefs might heal a little visual problem I have there too, but unfortunately that hasn't worked. Still, I'm delighted to have iWeb running again after all this time.
Thanks again!

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I turned it off when I got Vista and left it off.
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Message was edited by: max BLASCHKE

The iLife '08 applications should be on the install DVD that came with your Mac.
If you upgraded from iLife '06 you should have an iLife '08 Disk.
This is a user forum. Comments and suggestions can be sent to....
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Delete iweb

Since iWeb is a discontinued product, is there any harm removing the app off my hard drive?
Same question for iWork09, obviously a non supported product and I move on to the new suite.
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