Restoring backed-up FileVault images

I upgraded from an iBook G3 to a MacBook Pro about a year ago. I used FileVault on the G3, and each time I upgraded to a new OS I backed up my data by copying the .sparseimage disk image to an external drive.
I discovered this week that there were still some files I needed to recover from one of these encrypted images. I couldn't remember the exact procedure I used previously to remount these images. If I copy the images to my Mini and double-click them, I get a password dialog, but neither the old account password or the old master password seem to work. Do I need to put them back on the iBook? Mount them some other way on the command line? Any suggestions would be appreciated.
iBook G3 Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Do I simply replace the folders for each application or is there another course of action that is ideal to restore the information?
Should work, but check the Help files for those two apps. In the future, you might want to consider making bootable backups/clones before embarking on upgrading or updating. Details in
http://www.macmaps.com/upgradefaq.html
http://www.macmaps.com/backup.html
http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/installswupdates.html
http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/backuprecovery.html

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