What is the best way to install OSX and other computer files?

Hi,
Long story short my Mac OSX got rewritten over with Windows XP so have to do a fresh install. So do I do the fresh install first and then transfer over all the stuff from my sister's computer to mine via Firewire?
You know when you first get a Mac it says do you want to transfer your files from another computer, well that is what I want to do since my sister's computer has a lot of what I used on my computer. So do I do a fresh install first and then is there an option to transfer over all her stuff after the fresh install? Or do I have to manually grab what I can off her computer?
Basically just want to know which comes first.
S.

I think it's offered as an option at some point during the installation. But you can always start the Migration Assistant at any later point (it's located in Applications/Utilities) - that's the same application.
That's what I did, actually. I did a clean install first and only after everything was up and running did I hook up my old G4 and transferred things over with the help of the Migration Assitant.

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