Cannot transfer Library from Mac Power G4 to new Macbook Pro via MA

I just bought a MacBook Pro for my daughter, and tried to copy the files from old PowerBook G4. Applications and files are fine but not the library which is grayed out.
I do not know whether the username causing the problem, as the account name of the new computer is different from the old one
Thank in advance
Message was edited by: Mitch 751

Mitch
I presume you are not talking about the iPhoto & iTunes libraries.
MA does not copy the System & User Libraries across but it does copy some of the contents across such as application preferences, Mail records, etc. There are new files in the new Libraries relevant to the new hardware so to overwrite new with old could lead to all sorts of problems. If the OS on the G4 was not 10.5.2, eg was 10.4.x the Library structure might also be significantly different. Nevertheless you might find it necessary to copy certain files from old library to new. You need to be logged in as administrator on both computers to do this and might need to validate further the copying using the admin password. This should be possible with drag and drop.
Neville

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