Posted by Stumpy on 01/15/06 17:35

>
> Not every music file is an MP3. Your's are not. MP3s don't have DRM. If
> you wanted MP3s, you should have gotten MP3s. If you had you wouldn't be
> whining about this in an MP3 group.
>
> Installshield update manager is essentially spyware. It will watch for
> updates to the crap you installed on your machine. It works in the
> background and there's no easy way to uninstall it. This will partially
> uninstall it:
> http://consumer.installshield.com/kb.asp?id=Q111006 Your Wal-mart crap
> might reinstate it. I'd suggest converting your files to MP3s. Burn them
> to a disc, if you can, and rip the disc to MP3s. If that won't work get a
> program to capture the output of your sound card and rip that. Get rid of
> as much of the Wal-mart crud as you can and stay away from the dollar a
> tune sites until you can go there without getting an infection.
>
> (Amazing, the music industry figures they can do whatever they want to
> people and some guys provide their own lube.)
>
> TB
>

You're absolutely right. Next time I have this same comment, I'll go to the
WMA.DRM.WalMart.Whiners group. I thought maybe some other innocent could
avoid this crud. WalMart did not disclose these modifications to my system
in advance.

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