MOST BASIC of help needed.

I am interested in getting Parallels for one simple need. The problem is that I am not to computer savvy. I have asked multiple people at my local MAC store and none have confidently answered what I believe are simple questions. All I want to do is get a program that only runs on PC to run on Mac. A neighbor told me about Parallels. The program is a simple web design program that I need to move, it is called SiteSpinner. I currently have a website that was created by this program and is uploaded to the domain by this program. I am under the impression that I can install Parallels on the MAC and then "grab" the program from the PC and then it will be on my Mac and can then maintain the website from the Mac.
I have no interest in running or cloning or accessing the PC from the Mac. I will be throwing away the PC after I can move the program. So two questions really, Can I simply use Parallels to get the program up and running on the Mac, and then since I don't need to do anything more with the other computer, do I have to pay a subscription fee? I may have oversimplified this, but your patience and time is appreciated.


Thanks very much
Scott

 

It sounds like you have the gist of it but to clarify; Parallels itself cannot run a Windows program, you still need to have the Windows operating system. Think of Parallels as just a virtual computer as opposed to a physical box (the PC you are going to throw away). You still need to install Windows just as you did on your PC (or it may have arrived pre-installed). It may be possible to use the original disk and license key that came with your PC to create the virtual computer (Virtual Machine is the official term) or you may need to go out and buy another copy of Windows. Once Windows is installed and running in the VM then you would install Site Spinner; just like you would install it on any other PC. At that point you can launch Site Spinner on your Mac and it will behave as if you are sitting in front of your old PC.

So no, you can't just "grab" Site Spinner and move it to the Mac. And running a PC is exactly what you will be doing every time you launch SiteSpinner on your Mac. It's just a virtual PC in a file on your Mac as opposed to a separate physical box.

Hope that helped and didn't confuse you further, or that I didn't misunderstand anything you wrote.

Good luck!