For Audacity, to convert to mp3 you'll need the LAME mp3 enabler which can be dwnlded from here: http://mitiok.free.fr/ & for VST plug-ins you'll need the VST Enabler dwnlded from here: http://audacityteam.org/vst/ & don't forget to dwnld the manual from here: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/windows.php The reason for the mp3 & vst plug-ins being separate dwnlds is due to copyrights, so to keep Audacity free these are dwnlded from elsewhere. If you check the VST page there's also some free ones. But you don't really need these.

Further questions about Windows 2000 are best directed to Peerless.
Quote: I've got windows 2000. I have try cd creator but it is saying unable to use sound card for recording another application may already be using it, how do i find out which application is using my sound card?

Easy CD Creator is a top burner app & by the same co. that does the no.1 mac version which has been one of if not 'the' longest running cd/dvd apps around. It has an app called Sound Editor which is a simple editor. There's also Soundstream which is included in the Easy CD Creator mix & with this you can also clean up the sound using Effect tab, & also use Spin Doctor which is designed for cleaning up songs recorded from vinyl records. It can be very effective but be careful about applying the filter fx too heavily. What you take away you'll need to re-add to those frequesncies using an equalising. Spin Doctor does have some presets for songs recorded from viny or tape.

By the way, Spin Doctor can be linked directly to your sound card for direct recording so if you're not going to record directly with this, make sure Spin Doctor is closed when you do decide to record. Else change the SD input source.

punky without spelling it out I'm from the city of oz football. I was an MCC member until now, they hiked fees by 30% this year to help pay for new stand so I'm letting it go. Pity your city didn't quite make it to the grand final this year. Almost!