Hello.........I have the latest versions of both Powertracks and Band in a box. I started using both these great programs last year, and am better with BIAB than PowerTracks. Not knowing much about either program, I found that I learned the most from the instructional videos that came with the programs. Each short video acts as a tutorial and covers a general topic about each program. Examples are in realtime and very informational. I remember the manuals were a little confusing. These videos use your Windows media player to view them. I don't know how much these would help you with your older versions of these excellent programs, but they are available for free download at PGmusic. There were some demo videos for older versions too. Check em out.......Good luck Here's the links:
http://www.pgmusic.com/bbpowerg.htm
http://www.pgmusic.com/avi/pt/ptpowerg.htm