Where is the Lightroom database?

I wonder whether it is correct that I have the following folders in my D:/drive:
D:/Adobe
- Lightroom 1.0
- Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
- documentation
D:/ My Pictures
- Lightroom
- Backups
- Lightroom CatalogPreviews.Irdata
- Lightroom Metadata.Irdata
(file) Lightroom Catalog (Ircat file)
I can not locate the original Lightroom Data base. There are data bases in the backups.

Lee,
Thanks for your reaction.
I was confused by the fact that on June 28 this file was called a LRDB and on July 6 a LRCAT, I assume because I updated to LR 1.1.
* However I still wonder where I can locate the "Lightroom Database.lrdb.lock", which is referred to in the TechNote?
I Have LR with 1.1 running on laptop with Windows XP.
Plan to also place L.R. 1.1 on a new desktop with Vista Home Premium.
* Can I install LR 1.1 by using the CD with LR program and thereafter update to 1.1?
In D:/My pictures/Lightroom I have the following sub folders:
Backups
Lightroom Catalog Previews.Irdata.
Lightroom Metadata.Irdata
Lightroom catalog
* Do I just copy: D:/My pictures/Lightroom with its 4 sub folders to D:/ on the new PC?
Thanks in advance for your help!

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