What files do I also need when I try to restore applications from Panther?

Hi.
I made a copy of my entire hardrive in Panther. My apple came back with Tiger, cleanly enstalled.
Since the operating systems are different, I didnt just want to replace files ignorantly.
I did manage to drag and drop some applications accross the platforms (from one applications folder to the other) and I also did the same for related files found in application support.
I know there are some other files I may need to tranfer to make all my applications work properly. I think that prefference panes are one and support is another.
Does anyone know for sure.
(I am not interested in using the migration assistant, so please do not offer that as a solution.!)
thank you in advance !
stickman

Thank you for your responce but I found it not so helpful, and inaccurate.
Like I said I have already installed some applications and copied their application support. They all work fine. Some of these files have registration and serial numbers in them...
But I am also aware that there are files (like a plist) and other files in a folder called support, prefference panes, pref and some others.
In fact I was reading this same information on one of the mac support pages, but after 3 days of searching I cant find them. I'd be happy just to see those pages again.
Anyways, you did give some helpful advise, but I am a tinkerer. I want to get under the hood of this computing machines operating system
Does anyone have any other suggestions ?
thanks in advance

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