THIS IS HOW TO USE TIMEMACHINE BACKUPS ON A NEW MAC/MACBOOK !

When you get a new Mac/MacBook & DO NOT get the dialog box WITH THE OPTION TO RE-USE BACKUPS,
This is all I had to do ?
Put in the OSX install disk & ERASE the hardrive using Disk Utillty,Then re-install Snow Leopard & after it's installed ,& gone through all the processes ,(DO NOT USE YOUR MAC WHILST DOING THIS),
YOU WILL THEN GET THE BOX WITH THE 3 OPTIONS & THE LAST ONE ON THE END SAYS RE-USE BACKUPS,CLICK ON THAT & IT WILL THEN VERIFY FOR A WHILE IN THE TIMEMACHINES SYSTEM PREFERENCES WINDOW, THEN IT WILL PREPARE FOR A WHILE ,THEN IT WILL ADD YOUR PREVIOUS BACKUPS ONTO YOUR NEW MAC &THEN CONTINUE FROM WHERE YOU LEFT OFF.
I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS WAS NOT POSSIBLE UNLESS YOU SEE THAT DIALOG BOX WITH THE RE-USE BACKUPS PROMPT,SO AFTER A LOT OF TRYING ,I FINALLY MANAGED TO RESOLVE THIS & THIS IS THE ONLY WAY YOU WILL GET THAT PROMPT BACK, I HOPE THIS HELPS MANY PEOPLE OUT,I'VE SPENT A WEEK TRYING TO SORT THIS & FINALLY CAME UP WITH THIS SOLUTION ,JUST REMEMBER TO ERASE THE MACINTOSH HD HARDRIVE BEFORE YOU RE-INSTALL IT AGAINOH HAPPY DAYS. !!

TOOK ME SOME THINKING & TINKERING ABOUT BUT THIS IS HOW YOU GET THAT DIALOG BOX PROMPT BACK IF YOU DON'T SEE OR GET THE PROMPT. I HAD PREVIOUS BACKUPS ON MY TIMECAPSULE & I WANTED THEM IN MY TIMELINE & THIS IS HOW TO GET THE RE-USE BACKUPS BOX/OPTION IF YOU DON'T GET THE PROMPT,I NEW THERE HAD TO BE A WAY !

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