Installed LR4 on a new Drive in old computer. Imported old cat, but no history, presets. sigh.

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Now I have no history (DNG) or any User (develop or import) Presets, plus, my keywords are scrambled.
I copied the entire Library onto the new HD, pointed the import at the LR 4 Catalog-4 because it looked to be the most recent (there are others).
All images are there, with most recent adjustments showing, but no User Presets in Develop or Import. Plus, I use Reick's Controlled Vocabulary, and it's all scrambled up.
I could start again from scratch, but can't find clear instructions on how to do so.
Any advice? I have the old C drive and can access it from a HD dock.
Tom Meyer

Latest permutation... I got another computer. (reposting as a new topic, please go there to leave any comments)
Did fine with matching Library and all the files that are on externals, matched up fine with ratings and flags intact, collections are good... but the develop User Presets! NOTHING!... and even when I go to the Develop User Presets (on the old computer) in App Data (I'm Win 7 Pro), there is only ONE user preset there, when in the active Develop Module (v4.5), I see and can use 26 different user presets that I REALLY want to keep.
What is the problem here? Why is this so convoluted and difficult? Where are my d___n presets? sigh.

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