Updating old iWeb site

Okay, so to make a long story very short, I had to reinstall the operating system on my iBook, and after doing so, iWeb no longer opens the site I made in it. Instead of opening the site, it acts as though I have never used the program before and asks me to create a new site. Is there any way to salvage my old iWeb site, or do I have to start over on it? (if it makes any difference, I don't have .Mac)
Thanks...

Hi Everyone,
I have exactly the same problem as Chad. However, I had exported my site to a folder and backed it up before I reinstalled.
I can't work out how to do it, but surely there is a way to re-import my site back into iWeb.
I've been trying the iWebSites program but that doesn't seem to be of any help in my situation.
I would find it hard to believe that Apple could have left out what should be the most basic feature of iWeb, leaving me to believe that they have done this on purpose for some stupid reason.
If anyone has a way to get around this please let me know, it would be greatly appreciated.
PowerBook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.7) 1.33Ghz, 1.5Gb RAM, 80Gb 7200RPM HDD

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