Napster - type of sofware ?

[SilkTouch]

I was wondering, is there a fully working program where you just enter the name of a song and it connects to the server and lets you download it with no ads or "are you a robot?" type of security checks.
I don't enjoy downloading songs from torrents very much, and other type of sites are kind of overwhelmed by spam.

Cheers guys, and marry Christmas.

[anon]

Try Groovedown. Some artists aren't available, but otherwise it's exactly the kind of crap-free program you want.

[SilkTouch]

Try Groovedown.

It's perfect!

[SealLion]

I was reading a review on it just now and I noticed that

Users are advised to pay attention while installing this ad-supported application:

· Displays ad banners or other types of advertising material during its runtime
· Offers to change the homepage for web browsers installed in the system
· Offers to change the default search engine for web browsers installed in the system

I guess it's kind of expected since the program is free and has to make it's money from some sort of revenue base to further development and optimization.

[anon]

Pick "custom installation", and untick both boxes. No junk will make it through then.

Most installers will let you do this, but sometimes the choice is pretty hidden or deceptive.

[cheatos]

Pick "custom installation", and untick both boxes. No junk will make it through then.

Although some components (observed with Ask toolbar, bundle.dll/askstub.exe or something it was called) will connect to the internet and do something, I didn't wireshark the connection but you get the idea.
So I stay away from these software or use an older/portable crap-free version.

Most installers will let you do this, but sometimes the choice is pretty hidden or deceptive.

although the above happens before reaching the step of unchecking them :)