Mac & Win XP file recognition

I have just joined this forum, having purchased new IMac G5 ...& MBox...for music production.
My supplier ( Apple/ Rec , Studio specialists....) transferred all my Win, files to new Mac. My first problem is that I am unable , or do not know how to open many of the Windows files that are now on Mac. Such files are represented as a Blank page Icon with top RH corner folded down.
I'm sure these can be opened at least I hope so ,,,or `I will have lost a lot of historic info & files........like spreadsheets, wps docs,music files ....midi, mp3 & wav, CD covers etc, etc,
I need to overcome this problem to get any further on my new Mac.......& before I even contemplate working with Mbox
Any ideas ...please respond ASAP.
Many thanks
L-Max
IMac-G5   Mac OS X (10.4.2)   Also PCWinXP2 user new to Mac & MBox
IMac-G5   Mac OS X (10.4.2)   Also PCWinXP2 user new to Mac & MBox

Microsoft Office 2004 will probably help you a lot. It is just the standard Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) for Mac. As for Works files, I would recommend that you convert those on your old PC to something that is not proprietary like .rtf. Even .doc is a lot better than .wps. I don't know what format your SoundForge 8 files are in. I always just saved files as .wav when I was using SoundForge (6) on the PC. Macs don't have any trouble with .wav files. Just about any audio app (iTunes, QuickTime, SoundTrack, etc) should be able to open them. The CD Stomper+ files are most likely proprietary files that only CD Stomper+ can open. I don't use CD Stomper but they say on their website that it works on Mac. If you still have the CD Stomper install CD, put it in your Mac and you should be able install the software that way.
Give it some time. Most people who switch to the Mac are a little confused right at first, and it takes some time to get used to a new operating system, but once you do, you'll love it. I switched about a year ago, and now feel MUCH more comfortable using a Mac than I ever did using Windows. I feel the same kind of frustration you're feeling when I try to use a Windows machine now, even though I used one for 15 years.
Microsoft Virtual PC will allow you to run Windows and Windows software on your Mac. It's good for occasional use where you need to convert a file or run a simple Windows program, but it's quite slow and definitely not good for constant use or processor intensive software like audio, video or game software. You could install MS Works on it though, and that way you'd be able to open .wps files and convert them to something the Mac can read. It is expensive though, and you probably don't strictly need it.
Above all, be patient and don't get easily frustrated. Getting frustrated and annoyed is not a good way to solve problems.

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