Old 24" iMac to New 27" iMac Help Please

+*Please some advise and help?+* I have a first generation 24" iMac and have ordered a new 27" Quad Core. I would like to transfer over my information the cleanest way I can to avoid any garbage on the old computer making its way to the new. My plan was to transfer the data and user settings only via Migration Assistant and reinstall all programs from original disks. I am NOT experiencing any problems with any programs on the old machine at this point. Is it then overkill to do the transfer as two separate steps? Will my old Network settings come over? I'm using an Airport Extreme which is also being used for Time Machine. What about my iPhone Sync? Once I transfer data to the new computer, will my iPhone Sync?
Is there any utility program or programs I should run prior to transfer to clean out anything?
Thanks in advance for help
Steve

When you get the new iMac, I would use it +as is+ for a while, to make sure it is working 100%. If you transfer things immediately, and have some issue, it is more difficult to determine the cause. So go through Setup Assistant without using Migration Assistant, then run Software Update to apply Apple's recent updates, then use the iMac until you are satisfied it is working perfectly.
If you want to use Migration Assistant, you can run it from Applications/Utilities/. On the screen where you select what to migrate, I would only select Users. I would not use it for +Applications, Settings, and Other...+ That should transfer your user data and leave out everything else.
If Migration Assistant successfully transfers your iTunes folder so that iTunes on the new iMac looks like iTunes on the old iMac, your iPhone should sync as before.
Is there any utility program or programs I should run prior to transfer to clean out anything?
You may want to go through the files and folders in your user home folder, if you believe there are a lot of files you no longer need. Just do it with Finder. The Downloads folder would be an obvious place to look for old files you no longer need.

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