Changing computers

I currently have a 20" iMac with a 20" cinema display. I want to upgrade to the 24" with a faster CPU, more memory, and a larger HD (my wife will inherit the 20" to replace her PC). I can't afford to be without a computer for very long so want to make sure there aren't any surprises while moving from one computer to the next. A few questions:
1. Are there any known issues moving 3rd party app's from on computer to another using the Migration assistant? For example, in the Window's world, many app's lock to the processor S/N and system configuration, and can't be moved. Does this occur in the Mac world as well?
2. How about VM's like Parallels that use their own soft partition?
3. Any problem with scaling when using a 24" iMac with a 20" Cinema display?
4. What software will be left in the 20" after the migration to the 24"?
4. Any other gotcha's I should know about?
 20" Intel iMac + Cinema Display + Sony HDR-HC7 HD camera Mac OS X (10.4.10) All tools, no talent!

Hi Erin and welcome to Apple Discussions.
See this document on how to move your music over a network to a new computer:
Copying songs over a network to use with iTunes for Windows

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