HT3231 Migration Assistant: How to tell whether it is working

How do I know Migration Assistant is working?
I have followed the outlined steps in the dialogue box as far as they take me - the 'continue' is greyed out; only 'go back' is accessible.
But there's no spinning wheel, no indication whether everything's ok.
I spent 7 hours thinking all was well when in fact nothing was going on.
I've restarted, and again, it doesn't look like anything is happening.
Please help.
I'm desperate to get this new Retina up and running . . . it's been a 4 year wait!
Thanks in advance.

Answer found:
http://pondini.org/OSX/MigrateLion.html

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