How do I change about this Mac to reflect my new iMac info and not my old G4 info?

After loading Lion and finding out that none of my software is compatible with it, I reloaded Snow Leopard from the Mac OS X Install DVD. I then migrated my software and files from my old G4 Power PC. When I go to About this Mac, it is showing the profile for the G4 not for my iMac. How can I change this? I am also not able to print to my HP Laserjet 5000N. Was able to yesterday and can't today and I can't figure out why. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Now that you are back to using SL you should begin on a strategy to update your software. Eventually you will need to do it anyway so do it as time and finances allow. Then when you're ready to upgrade the OS you're more prepared.
The apps that will work in Lion are Intel & Universal apps, what doesn't work as you know are PPC (Power PC) based apps. You can tell what each app is by running System Profiler (Applications - Utilities - System Profiler) then click Applications on the left and finally look in the Kind column. The Kind column will clearly indicate if an app is Intel, Universal or PPC. Once you have identified the PPC apps then you can start your plans. Some upgrades may be simple and free some may be more painful. 

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