Moving from my a Vista desktop to my new MacBook

I just bought one of the new MacBooks, and am wondering as to what is the best way to move a copy of everything from my Vista desktop (saved onto a removable drive) to my new MacBook. Thanks

Yes, you can... its lengthy to describe, so I'll just give you the link. This worked for me when I moved from PC to mac.
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