Transfer former application registrations/serials upon clean install

Hi,
I wasn't positive if this was the right forum for this post... I just reinstalled OS X (have done this often) and one problem I always run into is needing to re-enter all my serial codes. This isn't a problem for 99% of my applications (I just dig out my iWork box, hunt down my email to the folks at iBank from the last time I had to request my code...). What would help is to know as I'm migrating my data if there's a file where all of this is stored so I can just copy that file.
iTunes for example, keeps thinking I'm copying my data onto a separate computer, so even though I'm just copying my music from my backup drive onto my clean install Music folder, I get the warning: 'You have now used this music on x of your 5 allowable computers' or something like that. I was up to 3 or so the last time, so I'm running out of times!
Anyone know how to let the new install realize it's still me and keep all my former registrations and serial codes and such?
-John

Very, very cool. I read the page. I already re-installed Leo, so it's too late to wipe the 'old' computer, as in, I'm assuming iTunes will already see me as a 'new computer' since wherever it hides its authentication (maybe /Library /System or somewhere in /Users/Library??) is now wiped and reinstalled? I also don't know it's method... user name identification, matching UUID, some file stored once you authenticate??
Anyway, I don't reinstall 5x per year, so I'll just wait until my 5 are done and then use the method you provided to de-authenticate all the computers iTunes thinks I'm on and then re-authenticate the current system.
Thanks much for that reference!
-John

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