Erased&Reinstalled SL. Replaced Saved Mail Folder. Asked To Setup Account?

Yesterday I completely erased my iMac and reinstalled OSX 10.6.0
I then put my old Mail Folder from Time Machine into my user Library.
I expected to open Mail and see all my accounts etc. as normal but instead I got the Welcome window asking me to create an account.
As I had been on OSX 10.6.2 and Mail 4.2 before the erase and install, and my new Mail app was only version 4.0, I thought the problem might be due to the OS and the new Mail being too early versions, so I updated to OSX 10.6.3 and up to Mail 4.2 but still can't get rid of the Welcome window.
Can I get all my old accounts and saved emails to appear or do I have to recreate my accounts . . . . . . I'm sure that's not necessary?

Hi
Apple Mail - unlike Entourage which stores everything in one place - stores Mail in the /Users/Home/Lirary Mail Folder. Account information is stored in /Users/Home/Library/Preferences/com.apple.mail.plist. Copy this over and the Welcome Assistant should not run and you should see all your accounts. I can't remember now but I think the only think that's not retained is the password.
However if you used the Welcome Assistant to configure your account exactly as it was before the account should 'locate' the relevant Mail folders anyway. I've done this numerous times and either method should work. The important thing is to know your account details if you've somehow lost the com.apple.mail.plist. It's a good to know (or have written down) Mail Account User IDs, Passwords and incoming/outgoing mail server names just in case.
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