LR Preferences, Presets and Catalog

Can you explain the following:
In LR, I specify “Store Presets with Catalog”
I note that there are two LR folders for Preferences and Presets:
C:\Users\Steven\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Lightroom
E:\Lightroom\Lightroom Settings (E: is my SSD caching drive where I store my Catalog)
Do you understand how the Roaming LR file relates to the LR Settings file and how they both relate to the Presets stored in the Catalog?
I spoke with Adobe Tech Supp yesterday because I was having difficulty migrating LR to my new computer. (I viewed Julieanne Kost’s video, three times, on how to migrate LR, and still had trouble getting all my Preferences and Presets to show up in my new computer.) I asked the Tech Supp Rep to explain what I’m asking you and he had a little difficulty, but finally said: “The Roaming file is for Preferences; the Settings file is for Presets.” When I asked why the same folder names appeared in both he said I can delete the Presets from the Roaming file, and delete the Preferences in the Settings file. I’m not willing to try this, especially since the naming convention isn't always explicit as to which is which.
In addition, I don’t understand why, if the Presets are stored in the Catalog, they didn’t appear as soon as I opened the Catalog on my new system.
Any clarification or light shedding would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
Steve

Andrew,
I would agree, this implementation appears to be a retrofit and not properly
thought out. The subject is very confusing and has caused me many hours of
frustration while migrating several LR environments to new systems. Most
importantly, there is now a reply and reference to my question that helps
clear up the confusion. I have since changed my Preferences accordingly and
hope to avoid this trap in the future. Following is the URL that I found
most helpful.
http://www.lightroomforums.net/showthread.php?14169-What-is-the-purpos
e-of-the-quot-Store-Presets-with-Catalog-quot-option
<http://www.lightroomforums.net/showthread.php?14169-What-is-the-purpose-of-
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frustration while migrating several LR environments to new systems. Most
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