Did you create an account when you first got the macbook air, or are you trying to do this during the initial set up? If you already created an account during the initial set up, you will probably want to reinstall your operating system and transfer the account information during the initial set up. On Aug 28, 2011, at 2:25 PM, Donna Goodin wrote:
> Hi all, > > I'm trying to transfer my data from my MBP to my MBa using the migration > assistant. Every time I am at the point of starting the transfer, I get an > error message that the transfer can't happen because the user account on the > MBA has the same name as the one on my MBP, go figure, given that my name is > still the same. Anyway, I've changed the account name and password, but > still get this same error. I've tried going into system prefs in the hope > that I can delete the offending account, but I can't even *see the defending > account. I thought about just deleting the user directory, but there's of > course no MacinTosh HD icon, so I seem to have no way to get to the root > directory to do that. > > I'd really appreciate any help or suggestions anyone can provide. > Thanks, > Donna > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
