Restoring selected files on new computer?

Hi everyone. I am setting up a new macbook pro. I have my old one backed up on time machine. My old macbook pro is a work owned, leased computer so it has a startup popup and extra accounts made by the techs that prepared it for lease. I want to transfer my music and documents from time machine onto my new computer (which is not leased - I have purchased this one) but I don't want the popups and other lease realted things from my old computer to transfer. On setup, "transfer information to this mac" will it transfer everything from time machine or can I select what I want to transfer?
I hope this makes sense. I am not game to proceed with setup until I get an answer.
cheers, Bill

Consider using Target Disk Mode:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ph10725
Probably the simplest and fasted method of transferring selected files between two Macs.
Ciao.

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