I should note, if you refer to my process in the second link above...
You can even do this in two separate steps, and restore a Library from one backup, and Settings from a different one.
Because my Laptop has its own local Library, I want to keep that "Library setup" (Views in Standard and Theater View, Smartlists, etc) "synced" with the main Library I use at home. So, every so often I follow the steps in that thread.
However, because the Settings Restore part of a Restore includes all of the currently configured Libraries (including remote Libraries), I often use my Laptop itself as a quick way to copy settings (but not the Library which is full of temporary junk) over to other newly installed machines. For example, just this weekend, I set up a copy of MC in a Virtual Machine. On this one, I first:
1. Made a Library backup on my Laptop, and copied that into Dropbox.
2. Made a Library backup on my main server at home, of my "main" media Library, and then copied that into Dropbox.
3. On the newly installed VM instance, I opened MC and got it licensed.
4. Then, I restored the "laptop backup" and selected ONLY the Settings box. This copied over my default DSP settings, a couple Zones I use, and (most importantly) the setup of my Libraries under the Library Manager (which includes the URL to my main Library on the server).
5. I fixed the things that needed fixing (mostly Options > Audio, resetting the Media Network access key under Options > Media Network, and fixing disk locations under Options > File Locations).
6. Then, I made sure I had the main "local" Library loaded (the default one in the default place) and then I did a restore using the Server's Backup ZIP.
7. This time, I only restored the Library, and NOT the settings (which would have set it up just like my Server, which I don't want).
8. Lastly, I followed the steps in the other thread (removing all the broken links and fixing Auto-Import settings), to make the Library "clean" of files.