Panther - nice!

[John]

Just moved to Panther last night, and my impression so far: Very Nice! 
(Ti PB G4 550mhz)

One application related question (to skip to the question, read the 
last paragraph):

I installed a clean version of Panther by:

starting up in OS 9, moving ALL folders and files except my OS 9 folder 
to a folder named ignore (OK, the installer won't install by folder 
name context, but so what?).

I performed a clean install.

Upon moving my various applications (Adobe Illustrator, Extensis 
Suitcase, Virtual PC 5, etc...) from the ignore folder to the new 
Applications folder, and launching the programs, I was prompted for my 
serial number. I was very careful to copy over my plist files, and any 
other related files so that I could avoid having to retype my SN's in. 
Thank goodness I don't use Quark 6!

Since I had to drag out all my SW CD's, and get the SN's off, I have 
all my CD's in front of me. Is there any encrypted utility to keep 
these numbers in, in the even I have to do a clean install again? I 
would prefer a utility with a password. Also, how come the SN was not 
stored in the preference file? It was only an inconvenience, as on the 
PC side the whole process would be impossible.


Thanks!

John

PS - Panther's contextual menus pop up fast!