Replace and restore hard drive

I have a problem with my hard drive that went wrong by HP.  They sent me a replacement of the hard disk.

Here's my dilemma.  I'm trying to figure out how I can do a restore to get back in my last backup (I backup every night using the backup) and restore the control panel Center.  I also created my backup disks, but it was before the upgrade to Vista Ultimate (64 bit) Vista Home Premium (64-bit).  Also, I backed up my computer using the centre of restoration and backup on an external hard drive this past weekend as I knew this day was coming.

I want to know is what should be my methodology of restoration?  Should I restore disks, then restore my computer from the centre of restoration and backup, and then restore since my last incremental backup?  I think that should more update me.  The instructions that come with the replacement hard drive are not so large.  They tell you to restore it from the backup disks, then re - install all the applications you have on your machine.  I invested some money in external hard drives and have everything saved and want to use it.

What should be my methodology of restoration?  Help for procedures would be greatly appreciated.

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