[iMac] Artifact of using a system cloned from a TiBook

[Bill Planey]

On 12/29/04 4:07 PM, "Mark Gibson" <gibsonm at bigpond.net.au> wrote:

> At 15:53 -0600 29/12/04, Bill Planey wrote:
>> On 12/29/04 12:39 PM, "Mark Gibson" <gibsonm at bigpond.net.au> wrote:
>> 
>>>  Bill,
>>> 
>>>  Any particular reason why you didn't use the built in transfer
>>>  facility now available as part of the setup assistant?
>>> 
>>>  Just join the PB in target disc mode and the utility will copy over
>>>  the items you need without writing over the top of the iMac's
>>>  software.
>>>  --
>>> 
>>>  Regards,
>>> 
>>>  Mark (}-:
>> 
>> I read somewhere that it would not transfer your applications, plus there
>> are some passwords in the keychain that I have no way to recreate (like for
>> FTP logins) and the only way (I assumed) those settings would survive would
>> be via cloning the drive.  I made sure that the apps that were included with
>> the iMac were on the included DVD installer disks first.
>> 
>> Bill
> 
> Bill,
> 
> Well so far I've used it a few times with clients
> and its copied everything (Apps, OS 9 Apps,
> Documents, User Accounts - including preferences,
> keychains, etc.). It lets you pick and choose
> what you want from the old machine.
> 
> About the only thing it hasn't copied over were
> people's preferred printers (i.e. the ones setup
> via "Printer Setup Utility").
> --
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Mark (}-:
> 
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Thanks Mark - good to know this.

Bill