diff --git a/autoProcess/autoProcessGames.py b/autoProcess/autoProcessGames.py
index f78d7932..3ebe521d 100644
--- a/autoProcess/autoProcessGames.py
+++ b/autoProcess/autoProcessGames.py
@@ -12,24 +12,6 @@ from nzbToMediaEnv import *
 
 Logger = logging.getLogger()
 
-class AuthURLOpener(urllib.FancyURLopener):
-    def __init__(self, user, pw):
-        self.username = user
-        self.password = pw
-        self.numTries = 0
-        urllib.FancyURLopener.__init__(self)
-
-    def prompt_user_passwd(self, host, realm):
-        if self.numTries == 0:
-            self.numTries = 1
-            return (self.username, self.password)
-        else:
-            return ('', '')
-
-    def openit(self, url):
-        self.numTries = 0
-        return urllib.FancyURLopener.open(self, url)
-
 def process(dirName, nzbName=None, status=0):
 
     status = int(status)
@@ -45,8 +27,6 @@ def process(dirName, nzbName=None, status=0):
 
     host = config.get("Gamez", "host")
     port = config.get("Gamez", "port")
-    username = config.get("Gamez", "username")
-    password = config.get("Gamez", "password")
     apikey = config.get("Gamez", "apikey")
 
     try:
@@ -59,8 +39,6 @@ def process(dirName, nzbName=None, status=0):
     except ConfigParser.NoOptionError:
         web_root = ""
 
-    myOpener = AuthURLOpener(username, password)
-
     if ssl:
         protocol = "https://"
     else:
@@ -79,7 +57,7 @@ def process(dirName, nzbName=None, status=0):
     Logger.debug("Opening URL: %s", url)
 
     try:
-        urlObj = myOpener.openit(url)
+        urlObj = urllib.urlopen(url)
     except:
         Logger.exception("Unable to open URL")
         return 1 # failure
diff --git a/autoProcess/autoProcessMovie.py b/autoProcess/autoProcessMovie.py
index f0597408..a0d2605c 100644
--- a/autoProcess/autoProcessMovie.py
+++ b/autoProcess/autoProcessMovie.py
@@ -14,24 +14,6 @@ from nzbToMediaSceneExceptions import process_all_exceptions
 
 Logger = logging.getLogger()
 
-class AuthURLOpener(urllib.FancyURLopener):
-    def __init__(self, user, pw):
-        self.username = user
-        self.password = pw
-        self.numTries = 0
-        urllib.FancyURLopener.__init__(self)
-
-    def prompt_user_passwd(self, host, realm):
-        if self.numTries == 0:
-            self.numTries = 1
-            return (self.username, self.password)
-        else:
-            return ('', '')
-
-    def openit(self, url):
-        self.numTries = 0
-        return urllib.FancyURLopener.open(self, url)
-
 def get_imdb(nzbName, dirName):
  
     imdbid = ""    
@@ -59,7 +41,7 @@ def get_imdb(nzbName, dirName):
         Logger.info("Postprocessing will continue, but the movie may not be identified correctly by CouchPotato")
         return ""
 
-def get_movie_info(myOpener, baseURL, imdbid, download_id):
+def get_movie_info(baseURL, imdbid, download_id):
     
     if not imdbid and not download_id:
         return ""
@@ -68,7 +50,7 @@ def get_movie_info(myOpener, baseURL, imdbid, download_id):
     Logger.debug("Opening URL: %s", url)
 
     try:
-        urlObj = myOpener.openit(url)
+        urlObj = urllib.urlopen(url)
     except:
         Logger.exception("Unable to open URL")
         return ""
@@ -106,7 +88,7 @@ def get_movie_info(myOpener, baseURL, imdbid, download_id):
 
     return movie_id
 
-def get_status(myOpener, baseURL, movie_id, clientAgent, download_id):
+def get_status(baseURL, movie_id, clientAgent, download_id):
     
     if not movie_id:
         return "", clientAgent, "none", "none"
@@ -115,7 +97,7 @@ def get_status(myOpener, baseURL, movie_id, clientAgent, download_id):
     Logger.debug("Opening URL: %s", url)
 
     try:
-        urlObj = myOpener.openit(url)
+        urlObj = urllib.urlopen(url)
     except:
         Logger.exception("Unable to open URL")
         return "", clientAgent, "none", "none"
@@ -199,8 +181,6 @@ def process(dirName, nzbName=None, status=0, clientAgent = "manual", download_id
 
     host = config.get("CouchPotato", "host")
     port = config.get("CouchPotato", "port")
-    username = config.get("CouchPotato", "username")
-    password = config.get("CouchPotato", "password")
     apikey = config.get("CouchPotato", "apikey")
     delay = float(config.get("CouchPotato", "delay"))
     method = config.get("CouchPotato", "method")
@@ -222,8 +202,6 @@ def process(dirName, nzbName=None, status=0, clientAgent = "manual", download_id
     except (ConfigParser.NoOptionError, ValueError):
         transcode = 0
 
-    myOpener = AuthURLOpener(username, password)
-
     nzbName = str(nzbName) # make sure it is a string
     
     imdbid = get_imdb(nzbName, dirName)
@@ -238,9 +216,9 @@ def process(dirName, nzbName=None, status=0, clientAgent = "manual", download_id
 
     baseURL = protocol + host + ":" + port + web_root + "/api/" + apikey + "/"
     
-    movie_id = get_movie_info(myOpener, baseURL, imdbid, download_id) # get the CPS database movie id this movie.
+    movie_id = get_movie_info(baseURL, imdbid, download_id) # get the CPS database movie id this movie.
    
-    initial_status, clientAgent, download_id, initial_release_status = get_status(myOpener, baseURL, movie_id, clientAgent, download_id)
+    initial_status, clientAgent, download_id, initial_release_status = get_status(baseURL, movie_id, clientAgent, download_id)
     
     process_all_exceptions(nzbName.lower(), dirName)
 
@@ -268,7 +246,7 @@ def process(dirName, nzbName=None, status=0, clientAgent = "manual", download_id
         Logger.debug("Opening URL: %s", url)
 
         try:
-            urlObj = myOpener.openit(url)
+            urlObj = urllib.urlopen(url)
         except:
             Logger.exception("Unable to open URL")
             return 1 # failure
@@ -296,7 +274,7 @@ def process(dirName, nzbName=None, status=0, clientAgent = "manual", download_id
         Logger.debug("Opening URL: %s", url)
 
         try:
-            urlObj = myOpener.openit(url)
+            urlObj = urllib.urlopen(url)
         except:
             Logger.exception("Unable to open URL")
             return 1 # failure
@@ -321,7 +299,7 @@ def process(dirName, nzbName=None, status=0, clientAgent = "manual", download_id
     start = datetime.datetime.now()  # set time for timeout
     pause_for = wait_for * 10 # keep this so we only ever have 6 complete loops.
     while (datetime.datetime.now() - start) < datetime.timedelta(minutes=wait_for):  # only wait 2 (default) minutes, then return.
-        movie_status, clientAgent, download_id, release_status = get_status(myOpener, baseURL, movie_id, clientAgent, download_id) # get the current status fo this movie.
+        movie_status, clientAgent, download_id, release_status = get_status(baseURL, movie_id, clientAgent, download_id) # get the current status fo this movie.
         if movie_status != initial_status:  # Something has changed. CPS must have processed this movie.
             Logger.info("SUCCESS: This movie is now marked as status %s in CouchPotatoServer", movie_status)
             return 0 # success
diff --git a/autoProcess/autoProcessMusic.py b/autoProcess/autoProcessMusic.py
index 534e18ca..bc991768 100644
--- a/autoProcess/autoProcessMusic.py
+++ b/autoProcess/autoProcessMusic.py
@@ -12,24 +12,6 @@ from nzbToMediaEnv import *
 
 Logger = logging.getLogger()
 
-class AuthURLOpener(urllib.FancyURLopener):
-    def __init__(self, user, pw):
-        self.username = user
-        self.password = pw
-        self.numTries = 0
-        urllib.FancyURLopener.__init__(self)
-
-    def prompt_user_passwd(self, host, realm):
-        if self.numTries == 0:
-            self.numTries = 1
-            return (self.username, self.password)
-        else:
-            return ('', '')
-
-    def openit(self, url):
-        self.numTries = 0
-        return urllib.FancyURLopener.open(self, url)
-
 def process(dirName, nzbName=None, status=0):
 
     status = int(status)
@@ -45,8 +27,6 @@ def process(dirName, nzbName=None, status=0):
 
     host = config.get("HeadPhones", "host")
     port = config.get("HeadPhones", "port")
-    username = config.get("HeadPhones", "username")
-    password = config.get("HeadPhones", "password")
     apikey = config.get("HeadPhones", "apikey")
     delay = float(config.get("HeadPhones", "delay"))
 
@@ -60,8 +40,6 @@ def process(dirName, nzbName=None, status=0):
     except ConfigParser.NoOptionError:
         web_root = ""
 
-    myOpener = AuthURLOpener(username, password)
-
     if ssl:
         protocol = "https://"
     else:
@@ -84,7 +62,7 @@ def process(dirName, nzbName=None, status=0):
         Logger.debug("Opening URL: %s", url)
 
         try:
-            urlObj = myOpener.openit(url)
+            urlObj = urllib.urlopen(url)
         except:
             Logger.exception("Unable to open URL")
             return 1 # failure
diff --git a/autoProcess/migratecfg.py b/autoProcess/migratecfg.py
index ca207ffc..ecd1018a 100644
--- a/autoProcess/migratecfg.py
+++ b/autoProcess/migratecfg.py
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ def migrate():
             value = os.path.split(os.path.normpath(value))[0]
             confignew.set("Torrent", option, value)
             continue
+        if option in ["username", "password" ]: # these are no-longer needed.
+            continue
         confignew.set(section, option, value)
 
     section = "SickBeard"
@@ -68,6 +70,8 @@ def migrate():
     except:
         pass
     for item in original:
+        if option in ["username", "password" ]: # these are no-longer needed.
+            continue
         option, value = item
         confignew.set(section, option, value) 
 
@@ -88,6 +92,8 @@ def migrate():
     except:
         pass
     for item in original:
+        if option in ["username", "password" ]: # these are no-longer needed.
+            continue
         option, value = item
         confignew.set(section, option, value)
 
@@ -225,8 +231,8 @@ def addnzbget():
     confignew.read(configFilenamenew)
 
     section = "CouchPotato"
-    envKeys = ['CATEGORY', 'APIKEY', 'HOST', 'PORT', 'USERNAME', 'PASSWORD', 'SSL', 'WEB_ROOT', 'DELAY', 'METHOD', 'DELETE_FAILED']
-    cfgKeys = ['cpsCategory', 'apikey', 'host', 'port', 'username', 'password', 'ssl', 'web_root', 'delay', 'method', 'delete_failed']
+    envKeys = ['CATEGORY', 'APIKEY', 'HOST', 'PORT', 'SSL', 'WEB_ROOT', 'DELAY', 'METHOD', 'DELETE_FAILED']
+    cfgKeys = ['cpsCategory', 'apikey', 'host', 'port', 'ssl', 'web_root', 'delay', 'method', 'delete_failed']
     for index in range(len(envKeys)):
         key = 'NZBPO_CPS' + envKeys[index]
         if os.environ.has_key(key):
@@ -246,8 +252,8 @@ def addnzbget():
             confignew.set(section, option, value)
 
     section = "HeadPhones"
-    envKeys = ['CATEGORY', 'APIKEY', 'HOST', 'PORT', 'USERNAME', 'PASSWORD', 'SSL', 'WEB_ROOT', 'DELAY']
-    cfgKeys = ['hpCategory', 'apikey', 'host', 'port', 'username', 'password', 'ssl', 'web_root', 'delay']
+    envKeys = ['CATEGORY', 'APIKEY', 'HOST', 'PORT', 'SSL', 'WEB_ROOT', 'DELAY']
+    cfgKeys = ['hpCategory', 'apikey', 'host', 'port', 'ssl', 'web_root', 'delay']
     for index in range(len(envKeys)):
         key = 'NZBPO_HP' + envKeys[index]
         if os.environ.has_key(key):
@@ -266,8 +272,8 @@ def addnzbget():
             confignew.set(section, option, value)
 
     section = "Gamez"
-    envKeys = ['CATEGORY', 'APIKEY', 'HOST', 'PORT', 'USERNAME', 'PASSWORD', 'SSL', 'WEB_ROOT']
-    cfgKeys = ['gzCategory', 'apikey', 'host', 'port', 'username', 'password', 'ssl', 'web_root']
+    envKeys = ['CATEGORY', 'APIKEY', 'HOST', 'PORT', 'SSL', 'WEB_ROOT']
+    cfgKeys = ['gzCategory', 'apikey', 'host', 'port', 'ssl', 'web_root']
     for index in range(len(envKeys)):
         key = 'NZBPO_GZ' + envKeys[index]
         if os.environ.has_key(key):
diff --git a/autoProcessMedia.cfg.sample b/autoProcessMedia.cfg.sample
index 6c68642f..aecdb7c6 100644
--- a/autoProcessMedia.cfg.sample
+++ b/autoProcessMedia.cfg.sample
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ cpsCategory = movie
 apikey =
 host = localhost
 port = 5050
-username = 
-password =
 ###### ADVANCED USE - ONLY EDIT IF YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING ###### 
 ssl = 0
 web_root =
@@ -42,8 +40,6 @@ hpCategory = music
 apikey =
 host = localhost
 port = 8181
-username = 
-password =
 ###### ADVANCED USE - ONLY EDIT IF YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING ###### 
 ssl = 0
 web_root =
@@ -70,8 +66,6 @@ gzCategory = games
 apikey =
 host = localhost
 port = 8085
-username = 
-password =
 ###### ADVANCED USE - ONLY EDIT IF YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING ###### 
 ssl = 0
 web_root =
diff --git a/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
index 5525a3cb..596443f1 100644
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ b/changelog.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 Change_LOG / History
 
+VX.X XX/XX/2013
+
+Impacts All
+Allow use of experimental AAC codec in transcoder.
+Remove username and password when api key is used. 
+
+
 V8.2 26/05/2013
 
 Impacts All
diff --git a/nzbToCouchPotato.py b/nzbToCouchPotato.py
index bcdd120b..736c8bfa 100755
--- a/nzbToCouchPotato.py
+++ b/nzbToCouchPotato.py
@@ -28,12 +28,6 @@
 # CouchPotato port.
 #cpsport=5050
 
-# CouchPotato username.
-#cpsusername= 
-
-# CouchPotato password.
-#cpspassword=
-
 # CouchPotato uses ssl (0, 1).
 #
 # Set to 1 if using ssl, else set to 0.
diff --git a/nzbToGamez.py b/nzbToGamez.py
index 36e0c769..963b7854 100755
--- a/nzbToGamez.py
+++ b/nzbToGamez.py
@@ -28,12 +28,6 @@
 # Gamez port.
 #gzport=8085
 
-# Gamez username.
-#gzusername=
-
-# Gamez password.
-#gzpassword=
-
 # Gamez uses ssl (0, 1).
 #
 # Set to 1 if using ssl, else set to 0.
diff --git a/nzbToHeadPhones.py b/nzbToHeadPhones.py
index 8521d27d..e7daec1b 100755
--- a/nzbToHeadPhones.py
+++ b/nzbToHeadPhones.py
@@ -28,12 +28,6 @@
 # HeadPhones port.
 #hpport=8181
 
-# HeadPhones username.
-#hpusername= 
-
-# HeadPhones password.
-#hppassword=
-
 # HeadPhones uses ssl (0, 1).
 #
 # Set to 1 if using ssl, else set to 0.
diff --git a/nzbToMedia.py b/nzbToMedia.py
index 7b2f7db7..1f70ee3c 100755
--- a/nzbToMedia.py
+++ b/nzbToMedia.py
@@ -28,12 +28,6 @@
 # CouchPotato port.
 #cpsport=5050
 
-# CouchPotato username.
-#cpsusername= 
-
-# CouchPotato password.
-#cpspassword=
-
 # CouchPotato uses ssl (0, 1).
 #
 # Set to 1 if using ssl, else set to 0.
@@ -119,12 +113,6 @@
 # HeadPhones port.
 #hpport=8181
 
-# HeadPhones username.
-#hpusername= 
-
-# HeadPhones password.
-#hppassword=
-
 # HeadPhones uses ssl (0, 1).
 #
 # Set to 1 if using ssl, else set to 0.
@@ -185,12 +173,6 @@
 # Gamez port.
 #gzport=8085
 
-# Gamez username.
-#gzusername=
-
-# Gamez password.
-#gzpassword=
-
 # Gamez uses ssl (0, 1).
 #
 # Set to 1 if using ssl, else set to 0.