So they look like a RealPlayer file when you look at them. It doesn't matter. They end like anysong.mp3 or are they anysong.rm They are still mp3's if it is .mp3 it is just a matter of changing what you want to open them with. As long as the extention is .mp3 or .MP3 they are mp3's. What did you open them with before? That was what they looked like and opened with before didn't they? Sometimes the Preferences get screwed up. If someone has a RealPlayer or QuickTime mp3 that you download, the owner Application will change to iTunes or any other kind of mp3 file you want. They are all mp3's. It is just the application that owns the file that you need to change. That will change how they look and what opens it. If they are really RealPlayer (that's .rm) files that can be changed too. Or RealPlayer mp3's (the ones it has already laid claim to) that can also be changed. Then again maybe I'm just confused on what it is your trying to say. In any case, good luck.