Trouble after installing a time machine back up on my new macbook pro

The time machine back up actually worked well.  The issue is that the new mac is a macbook pro and the time machine install was from a mid 2009 Macbook air.   It is saying that the mail program cannot be used on the operating system.   I would assume it has installed an old mail program on my new machine and that is the issue.  The machine does not come with a cd to install the upgraded mail so how do I fix this issue?

I accidentally bypassed the restore from Time capsule portion when I first started the computer so had to do this.
You actually don't want to do this.  The hardware in your new MacBook Pro is significantly different from your 2009 Air.  You may end up with stability issues and potentially a system that won't even boot into the OS.  Podini's suggestion is best.

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