Migration Assistant sucks!
I'd avoid Migration Assistant...
Not only does it copy all your files you want, it copies a nest of system files you don't need.
Although it will WORK, you're better off setting it up with a clean install.
Would you put ALL your old junk in your new house? or only take the furniture you want to keep and buy new stuff?
here's what i'd do:
since it seems like you're buying a new computer you don't really have to "back up". You can transfer everything from your old computer to your new computer using target disc mode.
Start up your new machine without migrating any data over... when it asks to transfer data, say you don't have any.
after the machine is all booted up and ready to go.... turn on your old machine holding down the "T" button (target disc mode) then plug it into your new mac. in essence you're turing your old machine into a big expensive external HardDrive.
then drag and drop all the contents WITHIN your old machines user folder to your new machines user folder. (ie: the contents of Music folder to the new empty music folder.)
stickies are in a file called Stickys database 'your_user'>Library>StickiesDatabase
if you're using Mail.app:
2 files: 'your user'/library/Mail
'your user/library/Preferences/com.apple.mail* (all files that start with that)
Entourage:
'your user'/Documents/Microsoft User Data (whole folder)
Safari bookmarks:
'your user'/library/Safari/bookmarks.plist
Firefox bookmarks:
'your user'/library/Application Support/Firefox (whole folder)
OR!
but the new machine. make an appointment at the genius bar
www.apple.com/retail
take both your computers with you. and have them walk you through it.
Good Luck!
