Help Upgrading Actions/filters/plug-ins

When you do an upgrade to CS5, I assume you can just copy the actions files to the new location, and then load them.  But what bout plug-ins/filters/scripts?
Woudl you have to find the actual old install files and run through those again?
For example, I have One-on-One software and Mystical Lighting that I use from time to time.  Must I re-install those or download their install packages again?  I don't think I could just cop those over to the new folder correct?

if you have 32 bit plugins, use them with the 32 bit installation of ps.

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