Migrating iWeb From Old HDD

I installed a new HDD and migrated all data, applications etc using Migration Assistant. That was 3 weeks ago and everythingh has worked fine until today when I went to use iWeb after the migration. Discovered that the icon looked different and it would appear to launch the app but no website visible to work on and most menu items grayed out. Getting info on the app revealed only 132MB. Going to the old HDD I see iWeb has normal icon and is 410MB in size. Clearly the Migration Assistant did not transfer all the files.
Is it okay to simply copy the old iWeb copy to the new HDD? Are there other files such as Application support etc that need to be dragged over too or is it enough to just copy the app itself?
iWeb is latest 3.0.4 version
Macbook Pro running OS X 10.6.8
connecting old HDD via Firewire 800

All went well Ethmoid. Thank you. Turns out Migration Assistant had already copied all the correct Application Support files already but had somehow lost 200MB of the application files. Copying the app across was all I needed to do. Web site already updated and online if you want to check it out:
http://SydneyArtClass.com
It is such a great looking site that I will be very sorry when Apple forces me to shut it down in June. There are too many important features like hit counters etc that do not work when publishing to a third party that I will scrap this one and start again.
After the demise of iCards a few years ago and now Mobile Me galleries, and iWeb sites I will never again use an Apple service for anything serious. They can't be trusted which is sad.
From the activity level in this iWeb forum it does seem there are a lot of people using iWeb that will be affected.
Again, thank you for the help
Tony

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