I'm An Idiot And I Hate Manuals

OK, I admit it--I hate rtfmuals...if it's got a Mac purpose in it, I figure that the installation software should just be able to walk me through setup so that I point and click and answer questions and NOT have to rtfm or go onto these boards. Yah, I'm a curmudgeonly sort, I admit--but I know boards are helpful. So thanks in advance...

1) I've installed Parallels and it's in the dashboard thingie...all good.
2) I had PREVIOUSLY installed WindowsXP and did the old switcheroo between OS...major pita, that. Here are my questions...

1) Now what? How do I access Windows on my Mac through Parallels?
2) What about the one primary program I need !@#$ing Windows for which is still ON my 'old' Windows Icon desktop...how do I access that? Is this part of 'migration'?
3) Can I bring my applications on the 'old' Windows on my Mac to the Parallels area where it's supposed to be?
4) How come the application hasn't asked me anymore questions? What about the Bootup...Booty Jumpstart application from Windows for configuring disk space partition?
5) FINALLY...why hasn't Parallels asked me any of these questions yet?

Any help truly appreciated--direct to me, the curmudgeonly but friendly guy


chrisjuricich@comcast.net

Groovy!

 

Can you clarify one question first?
I did not quite get where exactly is the old Windows located, was it (is it) installed on a boot camp partition of the Mac or is it on some other PC at this moment or some (external) hard disk?

Or maybe what you mean is an old virtual machine that you had?