Where is the Windows Migration Assistant?

Window XP machines does not appear in the Lion Migration Assistant. Do I need to download software to the PC before running the Migration Assistant? Where is the software to download?

Is this what you want: Windows Migration Assistant for Lion?
Also, see Boot Camp - Installation & Setup Guide (OS X Lion)

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  • HT2518 Where do i find the Windows Migration Assistant I'm supposed to download on my PC from Apple (step 2)?

    Where do i find the Windows Migration Assistant I'm supposed to download on my PC from Apple (step 2)?

    http://www.apple.com/support/macbasics/migration/

  • Why won't my PC (Windows xp) let me download the windows migration assistant?

    When I try to download the migration assistant to my PC I get the message page "Can't find the server", How do I fix that?

    I need more information.  Are you trying to migrate from a PC to MAC?  And are you referring to the Migration Assistant that is on your MAC?

  • My Mac is coming tomorrow so Im trying to down load the windows migration assistant. Its keeps tellin me I need microsoft net framework.  have down loaded net framework but I still cant download migration asst

    I cant download migration asst.
    what am I doing wrong

    Well,
    I tried the "Internet Recovery" option and finally saw Mac OS X Mountain Lion's install page but after waiting 7 hours when I just thought its going to start installing, I got another progress bar with 36 hours remining time to download "Additional Components" then after progressing 2-3 hours, it shows "Unable to write installation something..., Contact Apple Care"
    Then I accidently rebooted the machine and now it seems Internet Recovery don't work anymore, it shows "support.apple.com - 40 something!" error, and finally when I tried to reboot using Recovery HD, I found it's gone as-well!
    To be honest, I don't know what to do now, I am and dissapointed... also I do not have any Apple Store nearby, there is an authorized country reseller almost 650/km far away from my residents and they even charges too high (like $250) for doing such repairs (as per phone conversation)
    If anyone have any idea or anything to help me with, please do share- I'd be eternally grateful!

  • HT4796 My PC is not installing the Windows Migration Assistant.

    After I run the setup wizard the only thing that shows up is a shortcut in the start menu. No program. Any ideas on what is going wrong? Tried everything I  could think of and no success.

    Thanks but I'm following the instructions and its not working.  Its an old PC I am transfering for my sister.  Its XP though and I have mountain lion - so it should be working, but it is just spinning, not finding the PC.  The only trouble shooting provided is "to make sure they are on the same network".  Its plugged into the ethernet cable so maybe that doesn't count?  I'd rather not have to run off and buy a wireless key just for this!

  • HT4796 Are there any unanticipated problems in carrying out the procedure outlined for 'Windows Migration Assistant'?

    Are there any unanticipated problems in carrying out the procedure outlined in the 'Windows Migration Assistant' instructions?

    One I have seen mentioned a couple of times is it will set up an identical user account on the Mac, which has led to some problems.
    I don't know how to fix this since I haven't used Windows since 1995.

  • Lion Boot Camp Windows Migration Assistant Recovery

    "Some features of Mac OS X Lion are not supported for the disk (volume name)" appears during installation"
    The disk has a non-standard Boot Camp partition setup, where further partitioning was performed after running Boot Camp Assistant, or the configuration that Boot Camp Assistant created was manually modified
    Recovery HD is not needed to install and run OS X Lion
    You won't have the on-disk utilities for disk repair
    If you use Boot Camp, you can run Boot Camp Assistant after installing OS X Lion to create a new Boot Camp partition, then restore the data from the backup you made of your previous Boot Camp partition.
    You can also use the OS X Lion installer from the Mac App Store to create an external bootable drive, complete with a Recovery HD partition. See this article for more details. (404 on lnk).  Create Lion Recovery Drive
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4649
    OS X Lion: About Windows Migration Assistant
    Last Modified: July 20, 2011
    Article: HT4796
    Summary
    With OS X Lion, you can migrate all of the information from your old Windows PC to your new Mac. Lion automatically transfers your contacts, calendars, and email accounts and puts them in the appropriate applications.
    To migrate information from a PC to your Mac
    Download to the Windows PC the Windows Migration Assistant installer from here. (broken link)
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4796
    About Lion Recovery
    What to do if the installer warns that no Recovery HD can be created
    Some disk partition configurations may result in the OS X Lion installer reporting that it could not create a Recovery HD. In these situations, even if you are permitted to continue the install, you should quit the install and create an external, bootable OS X Lion hard drive with a Recovery HD, first. You will be able to return to the upgrade to OS X Lion on your computer's boot drive after creating the external Recovery HD.
    Your storage device must have at least 13 GB available (after formatting) to install Lion and an Internet Restore partition.
    Restart your Mac and hold down the Command key and the R key (Command-R), and keep holding them until the Apple icon appears, indicating that your Mac is starting up.
    After the Recovery HD is finished starting up, you should see a desktop with a Mac OS X menu bar and a "Mac OS X Utilities" application window.
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4718
    (I would love to see Apple - Support - with a category "Knowledge Base Articles" and from there "Newly added and updated" sub-category, especially with so many new articles being added and updatec)

    The Migration Assistant will not migrate Windows.
    (35227)

  • Can't run Windows Migration assistant on Vista

    I downloaded Windows Migration Assistant to my computer, it has Windows Vista sp2 and when I click the file with the ".exe" termination, a mesage appears telling me that there's an error and something about a paralel configuration. I really wish you can help me because I want to move all my files to my new Mac ASAP.
    Thanks!

    Shootist007 wrote:
    Which files are which???
    That should be fairly apparent. Word, Excel, image and music files all have there own and different extensions. Not only that the owner of the computer should know where all those files are located on there older computer.
    With most Windows version by default all those files get stored in the My Documents or in the Documents folder on later version of of Windows, Vista and Win 7. Although on 7 and Vista there are separate folders for Music, Pictures and Downloads.
    That is if they have not placed them someplace else. Which for me I varely rarely use the default, OS selected, place to store my personal files, music and images and even if I do I move the My Documents and Documents folder to a different drive then where the OS is installed. I even do that on Mac. There is nothing in the OS X Documents folder or the Pictures or Music folder under Users on my Mac.
    The default location for all files is C:\Documents & Settings\User Name\My Document that is in Windows XP.
    On Win Vista or 7 it is C:\User\User Name\Documents.
    Maybe I'm wrong! I forget the majority of computer users have no idea where all there files are. They just know they are on their computer, somewhere.
    So I'm going to butt/bow out of this topic and suggest to the OP that he somehow get the Migration assistant working. And if he can't I would be hapy to assist in any way I can.
    In that vane try downloading the Windows Migration Assistant software again as I think the first time the file got corrupted.
    I think that you meant to reply to the OP rather than me, I am not trying to move any files, but thanks for the informaion.

  • Windows migration assistant created 2 accounts on my Mac

    Windows migration assistant created 2 accounts on my daughters new Mac,
    In a hurry to set up my daughters New Macbook Air we downloaded the Windows Migration Assistant when migrating we unticked music and videos intending to migrate them at a later date and migrated everything else.
    Then today a week later we decided to migrate the music and videos across and was amazed to see the software had created a new separate account on the mac.
    So my daughter has one account with all her coursework and other info then a separate account with all her music and iTunes etc.
    There was nothing in the process that suggested or warned it was a one time tool per account and why the code writers would assume a new account was needed each time the tool is used seems a rigid approach.
    Does anybody know if there's a way to get the music and videos over to the first account and then delete the unneeded second account?

    While it surprised me what to migration did with transferring the old files, it really out smarted me - to no real surprise.
    It might have been nice to have known what to expect. Now that this is done, how can I keep some files separate on the two different accounts.
    I want access to some files on one account but not on the other. Shared files, maybe?
    How can that be set up?
    Thanks.

  • Can i use windows migration assistant to transfer files from my windows formatted external hard drive to my mac?

    I have a windows formatted external hard drive and a macbook pro. I was wondering if i could use the windows migration assistant to transfer files from my external hard drive to the mac

    No.
    Just connect the drive to your Mac. The Mac can read most Windows formats (it cannot WRITE Windows New Technology File System (NTFS) formatted drives.

  • HT4796 the windows migration program has stopped on my pc

    the Windows Migration program stopped working on my pc but iMac says it is transferring but has stayed at 3 hrs 59 mins for a half hour. How do i get it started again?

    Hi anothernewbieuser,
    If you are having issues using the Windows Migration Assistant to move your data to your new Mac, you may find the following article helpful:
    Apple Support: About Windows Migration Assistant
    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4796
    Regards,
    - Brenden

  • HT4796 Can i use windows migration assistant to transfer files from a windows formatted hard drive to a mac?

    I have a windows formatted hard drive and a macbook pro. I was wondering if i could use the windows migration assistant to transfer files from my hard drive to the mac

    No.
    Just connect the drive to your Mac. The Mac can read most Windows formats (it cannot WRITE Windows New Technology File System (NTFS) formatted drives.

  • HT4796 Windows Migration Assistant Errors

    I am trying to install the windows migration assistant from the apple website so I can move my files to my new mac, but I continually get a message that says it "Requires Microsoft .NET framework 3.5." But I know for a fact that I have version 4. Do you know how I can fix this?

    It won't hurt.   You can always re-load it if you find you need it again.

  • HT4796 after transfering data froAm my pc to mac using windows migration assist, where do the data go to on my mac please?

    after transfering data froAm my pc to mac using windows migration assist, where do the data go to on my mac please?

    Welcome to the Apple Support Communities
    By default, Migration Assistant creates a new user account where it puts all the transferred data. Just go to  > Log Out, and log in the new user that Migration Assistant has created, so you will be able to access to the transferred data.
    If you want to merge the data into the first user account, use the Shared folder (it's in /Users/Shared) to put the transferred files there, and then, on the first user, go to the Shared folder and put all the data in the folders you want

  • HT2305 where is windows migration assistant download

    where do i download windows migration assistant from? I just got a new Imac and I am trying to transfer files from old pc

    Look in the Utilites folder on your Mac.

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