i found a few videos on youtube from one of my favorite bands and i want to download them onto my laptop how do i do it
Download 1-click you tube downloader from http://download.cnet.com/1-Click-YouTube-Downloader/3000-2071_4-10770616.html?tag=mncol .Install this software and while watching that video in youtube just copy the link from the address bar and paste on the 1-click youtube downloader and it will start downloading that song/video.
well if u have firefox u can get a add-on called unplug this add-on helps u download videos on specific sites even if the option is not available.

and if u dont have firefox this is imposible but heres a link where to get firefox

www.Mozilla.com/Firefox3.5

this will bring u to google (just click the first link) and heres the link for unplug the add-on

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/downloads/latest/2254/addon-2254-latest.xpi

they both work i'v checked them
Very easy to Use E.M. Youtube video download tool.

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use savetube.com and then it will download the video to your desktop. Then you'll need to use a video converter in order to convert it to a playable file. You can get trial versions byy searching for "Video Converter" on a search engine.
Try zamzar. It works for me.