how do you get the file that changed to zip back to an mp3 file everyone has been saying that the original song half to be in your computer and can been un compressed how do you do this? how do you change a zip file back to an mp3 file my memory hasnt been changed so the files are in my computer if they were deleted my memory wouldve sky rocketed back up does anyone know how to fix this i would appreciate anyones help thank you very much to anyone who helps.........

First, lowadeck, I apologise for qouting here your Private Message to me... This is something I normally never do without first asking permission... But, I'm sure you won't be too worried about it, right ???!!!

It is much better for you to have access to as many other people as possible to solve your problem !

Please give us more basic info about your computer...
Operating System
LimeWire Version
Internet Security type programs...
etc., etc.

My first question for you is simple... Are you SURE that the files have actually been 'compressed'... Are the files smaller in size than the originals that you downloaded... Or, more probable, are the files really the same original size and have simply had the file name extension changed from (for example) .mp3 to .zip ???
Are the file names all .zip or are there any that have been changed to .rar or .sit ???

Main thing for now ist that you should be VERY careful... Don't delete anything !
Be patient... HONEST, it pays in the end !

Hang in there.... Others will also be answering you, OK ?

C U
'urs'

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Please try the following...
(I do NOT know what anti-virus and/or firewall stuff you are running so the next bit may not work, depending on how your current protection software works... But, I do know that what I am about to suggest to you works very well happily with Avast... Avast is, in my opinion, the best Internet Security gear available today...)

Right, all that said...

Do a search for a program called

Prevx 2.0

I mean do a search on Google or whatever... Do NOT try to download a p2p based (LimeWire or any other) 'offering' of this program !!! ALL versions being 'shared' are with Trojan launchers... Don't believe me ? Try them, ha ha ha ha ha !

There is a full function trial version available for 30 days use.
It's also really cheap to buy a 1 year license !

Download it and SAVE it to My Documents or something... NOT to your Desktop!
Do NOT select Open after the Download completes... SAVE it !
Install it... Be sure to have your internet connection enabled during all of the install process.

Be patient because the first-time install can take quite a long time...

Run the various scans available...

Hope.


Prevx is the most effective 'cleaner' I have ever used... It fixes all the stuff that Norton and Avast and Kaspersky and others do not get or cannot access and repair and/or delete.

Last, for anyone reading the above posts... Screw AVG... It's junk.

AVG was the only known AV to pick this virus up and get rid of it...
None of the other AV's did Ursula...That's why AVG is suggested...

Once the scan is done and the virus has been cleaned up AVG can be uninstalled and the user can go back to their preferred AV...

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You die for nothing...

Well there, Dubya-Dubya...

Please try Prevx 2.0 !
Magic app.

And, here is a starter link for help in renaming file extensions...
I am not saying this is the best site or solution, but it is something that will work for those who have suffered the change of extension name from .mp3 to .zip -

Changing a file extension.


The other basic method is In Windows Explorer go to Tools/FolderOptions. Click on the View tab and if the option "Hide Extensions for Known File Types" is active, de-select it. Then proceed to rename the file, using the End key to go to the end of the filename and change the extension to "mp3."