Can't get migration assistant to move files

Trying to move from an old laptop - Dell Inspiron I6000 running Windows XP version 2002 to a new iMac.  Have downloaded Migration Assistant on the laptop and run it, but when I get to the 3rd screen it says "an error occurred while preparing your information for transfer" and forces me to quit Migration Assistant.  Any ideas?  Any alternate ways of moving the information from this laptop to the iMac?

Did you figure this out?  I'm having the same problem

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