New laptop, want to restore from recent backup?

So I bought a new/used macbook pro from a friend. I backed up my previous pro with TM and want to restore to that backup. Problem is, when I plug in time machine and go into time machine it wont let me restore to any of those backups.
I dont want to re-install the OS (wont I lose my iLife if I do that?). Or is that the only way to restore from a backup from a different system?
Is there any way to do it without re-loading the OSX?
Thanks

Tmilless wrote:
Wow, thats a lot of info. haha. Im not very savvy when it comes to all this.
Yeah, sorry, but there are potential complications, and we want to be sure not to mess anything up!
I have the original disks that came with this new 13" pro.
Are they gray? See what version of OSX is printed on the label (in small type).
And my last machine was a macbook pro running snow leopard as well. I upgraded by buying the 30 dollar disk and upgrading from Leopard. I believe this machine came standard with snow leopard.
The previous owner didnt erase and install. He said he was going to, but when I fired it up for the first time I got the screen with his login info. He gave me the password, I created a new account under my name and deleted his.
Can someone walk me through this like Im a 6 yr old on how to boot from the install disk to do the restore?
Yup.
But you need to know this:
Gray OSX discs are hardware-specific; they won't start a different model or vintage Mac. And, a Mac won't start from a version earlier than the one it came with. That's often finer-grained than the version numbers; there are several "builds" of 10.6.4, for example.
So it's unlikely, but possible, that the "new-used" Mac won't start from the backups of the old one, and/or the upgrade disc you bought.
To do the restore, see #14 in [Time Machine - Frequently Asked Questions|http://web.me.com/pondini/Time_Machine/FAQ.html] (or use the link in *User Tips* at the top of this forum).
Be sure to use a Snow Leopard disc for that.
If there's a problem after the restore, either that it won't start or has problems like those in the [Mac OS X v10.6: Issues after restoring a Mac from a Time Machine backup made with a different Mac (Restore System From Backup…)|http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3243] article, you'll need to install Snow Leopard from the original disc that came with that Mac.
Or can I do it manually through time machine with opening a couple finder windows dragging what I need. I've done some of that before.
Not a good idea; don't copy from your backups, restore from them. Once this is sorted out, see #15 in the FAQ.
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