How to move all files, and authorisations...

Hi.
I have been making music on a G4 powerbook for a while, but now i have got an imac G5 20" machine ready and waiting for me.
The powerbook is running 10.3.9 and the imac will be running the latest tiger os.
I need to find out the most painless way of moving all my software (i have a lot of music software (logic pro, audio instruments, each with their own validation codes etc) and i need to work out how to get this over to the other mac without having to move things one by one.
Can it be done, or do i have to do everything one app at a time?
Many thanks
David Tobin

You should be able to use the Setup Assistant found in your Utilities folder without a problem.
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