How do I create an account from a home folder already on the hard drive?

I did the archive and install option after my Microsoft Office starting acting up. Unfortunately, it had an error about half way through, leaving my old accounts under the "Previous Systems" folder without migrating them. I managed to do a fresh install of Tiger on the drive, and can see the user folder fine.
How do I take that user's folder and create an account out of it? The migration assistant doesn't see it because it is on the same volume. Can I just drag the folder to the "users" folder on Machintosh HD?

The following articles should help:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107297
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302150
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