asked on 11/3/2017

iMessage failed on Hard Disk transfer to different MacBook

I transferred the Solid State Drive to a similar PC and loaded the system without incident, but iMessage does not work.

There seems to be a problem connecting to iCloud or Contacts, since if I create New text message, typing into the To: field does not bring up Intellisense. By this I mean, it does not mater what I type, not contacts pop up. If I try and paste a phone number, it disappears.

What must I do to get it working again on this other machine?

Thanks.

Apple Software iPhone Apple Hardware Apple OS Mac OS X

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curiouswebster

11/4/2017

serialband

11/4/2017

You're listing Apple topics, but then asking about a PC? Is this a Mac or Microsoft Windows PC? I'll assume a Mac based on the other context.

How did you transfer the drive? Did you just pull it out of the old Mac and place it in the new one?
How did you connect to iCloud? Have you reloaded the account?

curiouswebster

11/4/2017

ASKER

This is a Mac. I moved the HD to the new PC and it works perfectly, except for iMessage.

I think I need to add the account again, but do not see how.

"Add Account..." I ran a test to set up a Google Account but got the attached error...

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serialband

11/4/2017

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curiouswebster

11/4/2017

ASKER

Thanks. I found I only needed to log in to my iCloud account from iMessage and it worked.