How to transfer account info out of Previous System folder?

I ran an archive & install (using the OS 10.4 install disk) and neglected to check Preserve User Settings. The information is in Previous Systems, but now that the install has created new user account info I'm not sure what to do. I can copy in the whole user account from Previous Systems, but then I have multiple accounts in Users and I don't know which controls, or if that's a problem. Is there a way to transfer the account settings from Previous Systems into the new User account? I notice that direct copy won't work -- Library won't allow it. Move individual files? Thanks.

[Mac OS X: About the Archive and Install feature|http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1710?viewlocale=en_US]
[X-Lab Archive and install|http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/archiveinstall.html]
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[How to get files from a previous home directory after Archive and Install|http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2196]

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