Need advice on restoring from TimeMachine after new harddrive install

I will be installing a larger hard drive in my MacBook Pro tomorrow.
I have Time Machine backup on on an external drive.
I would appreciate any tips on restoring once I get the new 500gb drive installed.
I also have a full drag and drop backup on another external HD.
I do have my OS10.5 install disk if needed.
Harold

boot from the leopard install DVD and select 'restore system from backup' from the Utilities menu at the top. follow the instructions. this will restore your whole system to the state it was in at backup time. another option is to clone the current internal to an external using Superduper or CCCloner (NOT drag and drop). then install the new drive, boot from the clone and clone it back to the new internal. this bypasses using TM altogether.

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