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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DonnaMarilyn" data-source="post: 1085774" data-attributes="member: 166085">Hi there. This thread touches on a problem I'm having. In May I switched from a PC to an iMac, mainly for graphics and music purposes.I now want to transfer Band-in-a-Box (BIAB, which I'd bought in October for the PC) to my iMac, and I installed Parallels5. However, my WinXP installation disc (SP3) just won't come to the party, despite several attempts to upload the programme so that it would link up with Parallels.In the meantime, I've learned that the WinXP disc that was included with my Dell PC is never likely to work, as it was probably set up only to work on other Dell machines.Question: Is there some way to set up Parallels5 (or any other WinXP>Mac transfer programme without needing to install an XP installation disc? Or could I obtain something from the internet?For $159, I could cross-grade to BIAB for Mac, but several of the functions don't work on a Mac. (I'm thinking of getting the Parallels5 Desktop for Mac edition, but would need to get it from the US, where it's only $99. Here in the Netherlands, it's €320 [roughly equivalent to $450])! What I don't know is whether I'd still need an original WinXP installation disc, or does Parallels5 come with it's own WinXP disc set-up?  (I hope I'm making some kind of sense here. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue    :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /> )In the meantime, thought I'd just ask whether anyone could propose a solution. (I know there are other transfer programmes, e.g. VisualBox and VMWareFusion, but they require installation discs as well.)I'd be grateful for any tips/advice andyone might have.Thanks!Donna</blockquote>

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