Two OS, Two HD, Two LR, One Computer Conumdrum

Disclaimer: I am very new to LR so please bear with me.
Originally I had set up a Windows XP operating system on a single HD on my computer on which was and is installed LR3.3. I added a second HD running Windows 7 and installed a second copy of LR3.3. I needed to keep the old XP OS because of software that wouldn't run on the W7 OS but needed W7 to run Adobe Premiere. All my photo files are currently on the orignal XP HD. I either boot to the XP OS or the W7 OS depending on the work I need to perform.
I went ahead and imported the image files residing on the XP HD into the new LR on the new W7 HD. But, what I've discovered, as should come as no suprise to anyone except apparently for me, is that all the work I've done with setting up Collections, Folders and Catalogs as well as development adjustments, keywording, etc., etc. are not showing up in the new LR installation. Clearly all the files that would provide this reside with the LR setup and related folders on the original XP HD.
My thought is to copy over all the photo folders from the old HD onto the new HD and import all the needed LR files that would be needed to duplicate the old LR working environmen. Is this the right thing to do? How should this be done? Can it be done?
I assume the photo folder structure and image files they contain on the new HD will need to exactly duplicate the folder sturcture and image files found on the original HD.
I hope this makes sense.
Thanks

Thank you, Pete.
Your comments are extremely useful.
If I do copy over my the catalog and preferences folders to the new LR installation on the new HD, wont I need to move the image files and place them into folders that match the way they are arranged on the original HD?
Because in the dual boot system the W7 OS sees the XP OS drive as drive "D" and not as drive "C" as I would think copied LR catalog would be expecting. I don't need or want to use the LR on the XP OS HD. However, if it were possible, I'd rather leave the image files where they are.

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