TO EVERYONE, THANKS FOR THE TIPS... FOR THE CURIOUS, I HAVE A HP PAVILION N5440 LAPTOP, WITH XP, 128MB, ALL DRIVERS UP TO DATE, SAVAGE CARD, ETC.
FIRST OFF, I CHANGED (NO WAIT ---> UPGRADED!!) FROM WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER BECAUSE, SILLY XP, SOMEHOW LOST ALL MY LICENSES FOR MY MUSIC!! TECH SUPPORT SAID IT WAS PROBABLY A GLITCH IN SYSTEM RESTORE. I NOW HAVE TO RIP MOST OF MY FILES AGAIN. AND ALL OF THESE FILES CAME FROM MY CD'S!! WHICH MEANT I COULD NOT EVEN ACCESS MY GODDAMN MUSIC!! IT'S LIKE FINDING OUT ALL THE LOCKS OF YOUR HOUSE HAVE BEEN CHANGED WITHOUT YOUR CONSENT. IRONICALLY, MOST OF THE FILES I COULD ACCESS WERE DOWNLOADED MP3'S FROM WINMX, WHICH FORM ONLY A SMALL PART OF MY COLLECTION. THE FILES I DIDN'T BUY, I CAN PLAY??!! GO FIGURE!
ANYHOW I'M SO PISSED OFF AT WINDOWS THAT I CHANGED TO MEDIA JUKEBOX. I JUST HAVE TO PLAY AROUND WITH THE APP - I'LL PROBABLY PAY THE $30 FOR THE FULL DEAL.
AND, YES, THE LOBSTER COMMENT IS RIGHT -----> IT'S BETTER TO WAIT AND GET A GOOD RECORDING THAN A SLOPPY ONE.