Moving to a new computer can be a frustrating, yet ultimately rewarding, experience.
Unfortunately, most programs will have to be installed from their original CDs. When an installation program installs something, it copies the files to various places on the pc and makes other changes as well. (registry settings, file associations, shortcut icons, system support files, data in user profile folders, program folders, patches, etc) This makes it too great of a challenge, in most cases, to try.
Data, however, can easily be copied. In most cases, data (documents, spreadsheets, presentations, etc) lives in the MY DOCUMENTS folder structure - which will be easily identified.
Quicken/Quickbooks can also be backed up to an external or networked drive, and can be RESTORED once the original cd has been used to install it on the new machine.
Emails, bookmarks, and contacts can be FILE -> EXPORTed to an external or networked drive, and can be FILE -> IMPORTed to the new machine.
Good luck with the new pc!
Mike