[One more question before I crash!]

When a file is deleted windows only marks the file as deleted by changing the first character of the filename to a funny character in the directory listing. Unless the hard drive is almost full then it is unlikely that windows will overwrite those files right away. There are free programs that can recover them. It all depends on how hard they want to recover your files. You can use a free file shredder like eraser found at:

http://www.heidi.ie/eraser/

[DVD Decrypter gone?]

only source of info as of yet is CD Freaks @

 

http://www.cdfreaks.com/news/11914

 

oh ya and the website is not working.

 

http://www.dvddecrypter.com/

[Spybot Search and Destroy 1.4]

I don't have this problem with spybot 1.4. I have it installed and did a complete scan with Microsoft

AntiSpyware (completely updated) and found nothing.

Maybe you got a infected copy or the download site was infected.

 

There is something called mail.139.com in chinese.

 

http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=e...:en-US:official

 

part of Guangdong mobile communication limited of China (they make cellphone accessories I think)

 

also www. 135-139 .com part of TianJin Mobile Communications.

 

http://english.people.com.cn/english/20000...0518_41120.html

 

Why they pop up here is unknown. I found connections to Stickfingers a resturant chain

and the Oriental Institure @ the Univeristy of Chicago. Why?

 

Do not put it in trusted list unless you want to.

Trusted sites are trusted to load software on your computer.

If this site is on your trusted list then my advise is to take it off take it off.

 

No need to put anybody as a trusted site unless you really really trust them.

[Freeware!]

I use alot of the ones mentioned.

Didn't see:

 

http://www.crystalfibers.com/ Matrix my fav web editor

 

http://www.atmaxsoft.com/trayplayer.html fav audio media player

 

real or quicktime alternative with Media Player Classic fav video media player

 

http://www.equi4.com/ Catfish Disk catalog for disk online or offline.

 

http://www.magicaljellybean.com/ Jelly Bean extracts Windows CD-Key from your computer.

 

http://www.avast.com/ anti-virus I use

 

http://www.mp3tag.de/en/ MP3 tab editor

 

http://www.httrack.com/?pat download a entire website

[Animated GIF Creation Software]

unfreez (simple - make gifs same size) at

http://www.whitsoftdev.com/unfreez/

 

also openoffice (more invovled - look in help) can do it at

http://www.openoffice.org/