Migration assistant unusual problem

Hey guys,
So I bought a refurb 2011 15' mbp recently and i was trying to transfer files from my 2008 aluminum macbook running lion (10.7.4). Because migration assistant told me it could not transfer files from my old computer (which was running newer software) to my new 15' pro I set up the new mbp, updated the software and then got my free download of mountain lion. After that was done I connected the two computers via ethernet and ran migration assistant. Everything went well, the files transferred (I moved every file including my user account) but at the very end it told me that there was a file that couldn't be transferred (it was something like Error: 2012 Firstname Lastname --> my user account 8-5-2012 - 00000011 was not compatible). On my old computer it did not display any error messages, according to it my files had transferred successfully. When I logged back into the admin account on my NEW computer, it looked like only the applications and some pictures made it through. No documents, media or settings. Migration assistant DID NOT create a separate account on my new computer but the odd thing is that when I looked up the disk space available on my NEW computer it showed that the HD had been filled with something but it was classifed as "other" (under about this mac --> available storage). What do you guys think went wrong and is there anything I can do to fix it without wiping the HD and starting over? Thanks!

RickAu wrote:
The iMac just stays saying "waiting for other Mac to restart". I have checked all connections re-set router and Time Capsule Made sure that all passwords are correct re-booted both computers.
This setup should just be using a Firewire cable connected between the two Macs, with the iMac running Migration Assistant & the other Mac in FireWire target disk mode. Networking connections & devices like Airport, Time Capsule, routers, etc. should have nothing to do with it.
For this setup, make sure you choose the Migration Assistant option to transfer data 'From a Time Machine backup or other disk' & not either of the options that mention a Mac on a network. Before you start Migration Assistant, put the other Mac in target mode & make sure it shows up in Finder.

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Hi Robert !
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Robert R. Wagner (guest) wrote:
: Having not been able to run, on my Windows 98 machine, oa2owiz-
: 8_1_5_0_0.exe downloaded from this site, OTN sent me the free
CD-
: ROM version, along with Oracle8i disk set for Windows NT
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: 1) I unzipped using oa2owiz-8_1_5_0_0.exe FROM THE CD (does
: this make a difference).
: I first unzipped to my Oracle install directory, so
: everything installed in D:\orawin95\TEMP
: When I ran into the problem described below, I unzipped
: FROM THE CD into the suggested default: C:\WINDOWS\TEMP. Both
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: 2) When I put in the Oracle8i CD and executed setup.exe
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Re: Access to Oracle
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Hi !
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: Oracle Technology Network
: http://technet.oracle.com
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