Transfer of data from old mac to new macbook pro..

when I connect my firewire to my old macbook to transfer data to new macbook pro during installation set up, do I click on option for transfer from another mac or transfer from time machine or other disk?  Old mac will be set up in target disk mode....  I had terrible problems with transfer using migration assistant and it looks like i MUST get this right during initial set up (I had support help me wipe hard drive and restore to factory settings to start over......)
Help?!

jboesky wrote:
when I connect my firewire to my old macbook to transfer data to new macbook pro during installation set up, do I click on option for transfer from another mac or transfer from time machine or other disk? 
Time Machine or other disk (Target Disk mode makes it look like an external HD).
See How do I set up a new Mac from an old one, its backups, or a PC?

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