Good points. And also users should not assume that just because they pay for something it's going to be better than a free version. Most free AV/Spyware progs these days are as good as, if not better than, ones that can cost hundreds of dollars to the unwary/trusting.

Indeed.

Freebase, can you please direct me to a program that will help me turn a CD music track into an mp3? There is a song I want to put on you tube but the song type isn't supported by a movie maker program. :(

If you have Windows, simply load the CD into your CD bay, open Windows Media Player, and rip the CD to the highest quality WMA. Then download an audio format converter.
Or just google CD to MP3. The first result I got was:
FreeRIP: CD to MP3 Converter, MP3 Converter

I never rip CDs anymore, so I'm sorry if I couldn't be of more help.

Thanks you were very helpful!

So here's a question that I'd pay for help on.

I was downloading movie-player software from what I assume was a german site (another forum I'm on) and while doing it, crazy **** started to also download (or it looked like it was). Given that I couldn't stop it/close it/ect. I just ripped the power sourse out of my computer.

Since then, weird things have been going on. I'll start my computer and it won't get past a certain screen. When I shut it down (manually) and restart, it attempts to repair and ultimately restores things to a previous point.

From there, it always wants to delivery updates upon shutdown. But when I'm actually in using the computer, certain programs work, and certain ones don't. For some reason my iTunes files are there, but when I go to open the actual program it can't find it.

Its as if **** just went haywire and is stuck in an infinite loop of restoration, update, failure.

You've caught something (why would you download a video player, baddies always stuff crap into .exes).

You should do some safe mode antivirus scans and unsafe mode antivirus scans.

If you're using Windows, restore your files back to a point before you downloaded this piece of crap, and it should hopefully sort things out for you.

Also, run your virus/spyware scans

Also, never ever EVER EVER download video player software you're not familiar with, or that isn't known. What was the prog called?
:nono:

Edit: when did you download itunes? It seems like the system has restored to a point before you had the prog. Just d/l it again I'd say.
What else doesn't work? Chances are there are dll files or updates that are required, were downloaded but since your restore are no longer seen. They probably need to be downloaded too.
Make sure you go through the registry and remove all references to this rogue program...

I never usually do, but I figured given that it was German (thats .de right?) that I needed their software. Something like iLevel. I'm on another comp so I'd have to check later.

I wonder how to get it to restore to an earlier point at this time. I believe I asked for December 4th which should be fine but the issue persists.

It should tell you. It'll bring up a dialogue box at the bottom left of which is a box saying "further restore points". Click that and it should show you how far you can go back. If Dec 4 doesn't do it I'd go a week or two further back, depending on what you downloaded since. Remember, anything you did d/l at least in the way of software won't be there, because as far as Restore is concerned it, well, hasn't been downloaded yet.

I can't see any specific s/w called iLevel but you should be able to run most videos on the likes of VLC etc. I wouldn't d/l unless you're sure, and definitely not from a foreign site (was the page in German? I'm assuming it was)...