HELP -Need to check iMac screen before i tansfer my info... how?

[Smittay]

hey guys,

thanks for all your help. whenever i have a question you guys are great.

well here's the deal. i had a 24inch iMac aluminum and the screen had blotches in it... i found this out after i transferred all 80GB (5 hours of my information).

well my replacement is here. I dont want to transfer all 80gb of my powerbook until i ensure the screen doesn't have white blotches in the corners.

how do i turn it on and check this out (in front row) and just by booting up and then transfer my info. sorry if its a stupid question, im just used to transferring my info as soon as i boot up the new iMac.

is there a way i can check the screen and THEN transfer all my info if the screen checks out? i also don't want to have to wait 8 hours for it to zero out and erase all my data before i ship the mac back to apple again, that took forever.

someone mentioned migration assistant at my work-- is this going to be the same as if i just transferred it from the beginning prompt screen when i turn my new imac on? are there directions? are there different ways and settings?

what should i do? the new imac has leopard and my powerbook has tiger. what settings should i put it on to transfer everything? sorry for being obsessive, i just dont know how to do it

thanks guys
smitt

 

[Smittay]

im just nervous im going to screw this up somehow.

i almost just want to transfer all my files as soon as i turn the new mac on.

will i be able to get the same result if i use migration assistant?

will the licenses and settings transfer alright?

 

[bigjnyc]

I'm pretty sure you can run migration assistant from your applications folder after booting up and checking everything out.

 

[iToaster]

Yeah, just start it up like new. Check it, then use Migration Assistant in the Utilities folder in the Applications folder to move your data if everything is fine.

 

[Smittay]

so should i create a user to check the black background in Front Row and a desktop and everything?

then open up utilities and transfer everything?

will it make the user account that i create to check everything out the admin? i can always change that right?

thanks
smitt