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my computer has about 4000 viruses on it including Spyware and Malware. Please tell me any FREE antivirus software that i can download to SAVE my computer. Its has ALL my informations of it and i cant let it crash:(
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE i need help fast!

pretty much no Free antivirus will help you out that much. especially with protecting with spyware. As for a paid protetion, I'd recommend Norton Antivirus. Its worked well for me for a few years actually.

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okay, I go to a private school and i absolutely DESPISE it. I've asked my mom to change my schools and she says not until i bring my grades up and stop missing so much school. but the problem is...i fake sick as much as i can so i dont have to go. ( like i said before, i DESPISE the place) and i know it seems a bit childish, but if my little act doesnt work at first I start crying, like REALLY crying. i realy dont want to go. its a super small school and whenever i'm there I have absolutely no privacy. as a matter of fact, i feel like everyone there knows more about me than i do. And I've known the principal ever since kindergarten so she expects so much of me and i just cant live up to her standards anymore. My mom sent me to a counselor the other day bcuz she was worried about me and I told the counselor about school and how i wanted to switch and she actually agreed with me and said that she thought that would probably be the best thing for me. i told my mom and she just got mad and wouldnt talk to me for a little while. can anyone think of some way i could convince my mom to let me switch??? please, anything would help. thank you.

Work out an agreement with your mom. Try something like, If you miss less than two more days of school from now til the end of the year, and You bring your grades up and stay out of trouble, Then You can go to a public school.
Compromises like that tend to work. especially If you really work your butt off pulling grades up.

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sorry this is long but lpease read itwell me and my cousin sings together like a group and i write or pick songs to sing and choreograph the whole thing we did this new years party and i should her all the dances and stuff and everybody said oh stephani is the best and she did all the work after i heard that i was pissed i told stephani she just said so i did do everything i just want to punch her and everybody found out that it was me that did everything and they said i was the better singer but when we are both together they said we both are great but she sometimes gets the credit and goes to far what should i do

Well if you're working together, you need to Work Together. Split the work, and the credit. Otherwise its a rat race. Fighting over who did what, and who's better will put you Nowhere.

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i came home from vacation to find my scalp very dry, crusty, and nasty!! I haven't used any new products on it,and i use conditioner. My family and i spent the weekend at a water park where the water had so much chlorine in it, it was green and hurt your eyes a lot. Could this be the cause of the dry skin? And how can i get rid of it very quickly without buying special shampoo? And if this is not the cause of it, what else could it be? Thanks for all your help, I rate!!

Yes, the chlorine definately will cause dandruff. If you don't want to buy shampoo get Apple Cider Vinegar. when you take a shower put it on your scalp and let it sit for a while before rinsing it out.
I dunno why. but it seems to work better than Head and Shoulders for me.
~webby

P.S. Don't over-wash your hair. that will only make it worse

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i've had both for a while now, but i never really got to using it much. i download a lot of songs in limewire, then listen to it using musicmatch jukebox. but i was wondering if there's a way to get all of my limewire songs into itunes? what happens to mines is that it has its own little link/folder -ish in itunes, where all of the limewire songs is in. but i don't want that. i wanna add the songs in itunes itself, so i can use itunes to add songs in my mp3. can anybody help me? sorry it's kinda confusing. =/

In LimeWire, in the Library tab there's a button that says "explore" That will bring up the folder with all the files you downloaded. In the folders window, hit the "up folder" arrow next to the back and foreward arrows in the top of the window. Copy and paste this "Shared" folder to your desktop.
(that will just make it easier to find)
from there you can import them to iTunes.

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well ok lets see im 16/f and im in my first relationship... but the thing is that im not allowed to date. and i told my cousin and she's proud of me that i told her and that im able to confide in her and now she can trust me. well she said that i should tell my brother so that he can also trust me instead of him getting mad and finding out through my myspace because it says there im in a relationship and my b/f is number on my top 8.. but im scared to tell my brother because he'll get mad... should i really tell him?

Honestly, I think that depends on how strict your parents are about your rule. Invite your boyfriend over for dinner with your parents. If they think he's a good person tell them that the two of you are mutually interested in going out and see what they have to say.
There's no sense in hiding it from your parents, cause they'd find out sooner or later anyway.
and also if your parents do find out cause of your brother that would land you in Deep trouble.

~Webby

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I have naturally strait hair, but i would like to buy some kind of mousse that i can put in my hair after i shower that will make it really curly. does anyone know any good mousses ?

Well, My hair's naturally curly. but its REALLY thick so its heavy and usually pulls itself straight. but when I want it curly I use Herbal Essences's Totally Twisted hair products. They work well for me. :)

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Alright I know we all hate these questions but im finally in a position to ask for help.....
Here it goes...

I have a boyfriend of 4 months...But basically 6 months from the time we really started talking.
Then i have a boy that i was on and off with for 2 years. We never "went out" but we hooked up and EVRYTIME we see eachother we always get these feelings back!!!

Well this other guy called every 2 weeks asking if i am still together with my BF and i say yes and hes like okay il ttyl. So finally he called 3 days ago and he wanted to hangout so i was like YEAH!!! so I hungout 2 days NON stop. And I got these feelings back.
I missed him SOOO much.
And ive thought about him while being together with my BF.
BUT my boyfriend knows about the relationship we had or 2 years and that we were on and off and that we like loved eachother.

What do i do?
Do i leave my Bf who I love?
For someone Ive loved 2 years?
I keep thinking i should do I can just HAVE FUN for a while! But Im scared of doing that and Missing my BF terribly.
This is killing me and i havent said much to my bf I kinda avoid calls cause I wanna decide before I talk to him so I have something to say.

PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!

Well if I were in your situation I'd talk to both of them and let'em know whats going on. Cause its really not fair to either of them if you hide your feelings. Do you know what I mean?
If they're both good people, (I don't know them so I wouldn't know how they'd take this) They'll understand what's going on, and probably won't mind if you break off any ties other than just friendship. In other words, tell your boyfriend that you need an opening to clear your head. If he really loves you, he'll stick around and be patient.

~Webby

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