<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">Thank you, Howard. This sounds workable. I'll follow the leads as you say. I have the proper FireWire, so I'm half the way there equipment wise.<DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>I found some Apple paperwork just a while ago entitled "Transferring Information from Your Previous Computer", and they discuss something very similar that occurs while using the Setup Assistant.<DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>I appreciate your help.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Best,</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Mark</DIV><DIV><BR><DIV><DIV>On Nov 25, 2006, at 10:25 PM, Howard Pettigrew wrote:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><P><FONT size="2">Mark, when you fire up your MacBook Pro, as part of the setup </FONT> <BR><FONT size="2">process, it will give you the chance to transfer your data using the </FONT> <BR><FONT size="2">Migration Assistant which is a programme to transfer your </FONT> <BR><FONT size="2">applications and documents. You'll need a Firewire cable to connect </FONT> <BR><FONT size="2">your two laptops - this will need to be the one with two 6 pin </FONT> <BR><FONT size="2">connectors at each end - like flattened capital D's in shape- you get </FONT> <BR><FONT size="2">these typically with external hard drives, etc. Migration Assistant </FONT> <BR><FONT size="2">will ask you to restart the computer holding down the T key (for </FONT> <BR><FONT size="2">Target mode) and then it will transfer everything from your old </FONT> <BR><FONT size="2">machine onto your new MacBook. Usually takes around 30-45 mins </FONT> <BR><FONT size="2">depending on how much is on your iBook. You will end up with an exact </FONT> <BR><FONT size="2">copy of your old machine on your new MacBook. It is quite remarkable </FONT> <BR><FONT size="2">what sort of job it does. I wouldn't be too quick to give away your </FONT> <BR><FONT size="2">iBook before checking everything is okay and has transferred, and </FONT> <BR><FONT size="2">with my experience, (and my wife's) expect a few crashes on your new </FONT> <BR><FONT size="2">MacBook when you first start using it (I presume this is older </FONT> <BR><FONT size="2">software objecting to running under Rosetta on the Intel chips???) </FONT> <BR><FONT size="2">but it does settle down after a few weeks of frustration.</FONT> <BR><FONT size="2">Hope this is of help</FONT> <BR><FONT size="2">Cheers</FONT> <BR><FONT size="2">H in NZ</FONT> <BR><FONT size="2">On 26/11/2006, at 4:03 PM, <A href="mailto:gooddog@interlync.com">gooddog@interlync.com</A> wrote:</FONT> </P></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>