Transfering Registration and passwords over to a new computer

I would like to know how do you transfer registration/passwords for applications on my g4 computer running classic 9.22 to a new g5 computer running mac osx. I would like to save the time in installing and re-registering. Plus, i also lost some of my software apps.
Mac   Mac OS 9.2.x  

Hi, ayzee. The first thing to do is simple: just copy the application folders from your G4 into the Applications (OS 9) folder on the G5. Some of them will probably work just fine in Classic mode under OS X without any further attention. Others may prompt you to enter registration info, serial numbers, etc. Those apps probably stored the information they're asking you to supply in some obscure place on your OS 9 hard drive, and you may or may not be able to find it, or to recognize it when you do find it. There is no consistency from one app to another in how or where such info is stored, whether it's encrypted, etc.
For apps that ask for such data when you try to run them in Classic mode under OS X, the best solution is to reinstall them from their original source CDs. The alternative is to rummage through the hard drive on the old G4 looking for a file or files that seem likely to contain the needed information, and copy such files to the same locations on your G5's drive that they occupied on the G4's. Some such files will probably be invisible, and you'll have to have a utility that can make them visible in order to move or copy them with the Finder.
For apps whose source CDs you've lost, call the software developers, establish your credentials as a registered user of their software, and ask their advice on identifying and moving the necessary files. You might also want to ask about the availability of replacement CDs.

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