Transfer data to new computer

I just brought home a macbook pro 13 to replace my 5 yr old macbook pro (display died). As i was starting it up it asked me if I wanted to transfer data from another computer. I chose "not now".
How can I get back to that prompt?

you can't unless you erase the drive and reinstall the OS on the system. Which is fairly ease but slightly time consuming as the OS has to be downloaded from the internet. So If you really what to use the Setup Assistant, which I suggest you do as Migration assistant Stinks, you need to boot to the Recovery HD, Command+r at startup, and erase the Macintosh HD partition and then select Reinstall Mac OS X from the main screen. Once the OS is downloaeded and inistalled you will be able to use setup assistant.

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