Del- recently replaced my harddrive -indoing so I lost all the music 
I had downloaded . I am ready to star replacing this music now. Heres 
the problem --I have for gotten how to do it > I was not using Napster
it was a free source . I have windows XP --can you help?

Use any one of the various free file sharing programs such as
limewire.  Download here

http://download.com.com/3001-2166-10292553.html

download, install, and use.  The program is self-explanatory/inutitive.

There are some excellent file-sharing programs out there. But it's
difficult to know which one to use. I'd suggest going to a couple of
sites that offer reviews of the different programs.
http://www.slyck.com and http://www.zeropaid.com cover the file
sharing beat with news, reviews and how-to's. Part of your decision
should also be based on what kind of music you're into. The latest
hits? I'd suggest one of the more popular programs like kazaa or
directconnect. More unusual music - I'd suggest Soulseek.

For cheap Mp3 try http://www.allofmp3.com/index2.shtml it a Russia
business so it have different laws regarding copyright. It Only .01
per megabyte so a 4 minute MP3 at 128kb ONLY $0.40

ITunes: http://www.apple.com/itunes/ $.99 per song. Napster:
http://www.napster.com/ $.99 per song. Wal-Mart:
http://musicdownloads.walmart.com/ $.88 per song. Rhapsody:
http://www.rhapsody.com/ $.79.

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The best site for free and legal music downloads is www.MPFree.com. 
They have more than 500,000 free, legal tracks from all the major
labels.  No credit card required and nothing to buy.  Check it out:
http://www.MPFree.com

Definately fafco! mpfree is by far the best out there. you don't need
a credit card and it's all free and legal. nothing wrong with it to
me.

Ok, dont use a P2P for music. The RIAA(Rercording Industry Artists of
America) is taking extensive note of who uses them and how often. Due
to the Digital Millenium Copyright Act of 1998, P2P is now a gray area
and is often considered illegal. I use some websites for my music such
as www.yourmp3.net and www.emp3world.com for my music. You also can
buy your music through musicmatch or windows media. I do not reccomend
itunes because if you ever want to transfer the music you purchased to
a non-apple mp3 player it will not work. I personally use musicmatch
for my purchases of music because of their extensive library of music.
If you were familiar with napster you can still use them but they are
legit now and charge a monthy fee for access to their library of
music. Hope this helps. I know that it bites having to pay for music
now but what do you expect with egotistical artists heading the RIAA.
You can also check the artist's website, many of them have some of
their more popular songs on there for free legit downloading.