diff --git a/Vocaluxe/Base/CBackgroundMusic.cs b/Vocaluxe/Base/CBackgroundMusic.cs
index 9284b73c..7137d260 100644
--- a/Vocaluxe/Base/CBackgroundMusic.cs
+++ b/Vocaluxe/Base/CBackgroundMusic.cs
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Base
 {
     static class CBackgroundMusic
     {
-        private static CHelper Helper = new CHelper();
         private static int _CurrentMusicStream = -1;
         private static int _PreviousMusicIndex = 0;
         private static PlaylistElement _CurrentPlaylistElement = new PlaylistElement();
@@ -155,7 +154,7 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Base
 
             foreach(string ending in CSettings.MusicFileTypes)
             {
-                templist.AddRange(Helper.ListFiles(CSettings.sFolderBackgroundMusic, ending, true, true));
+                templist.AddRange(CHelper.ListFiles(CSettings.sFolderBackgroundMusic, ending, true, true));
             }
 
             foreach (string path in templist)
diff --git a/Vocaluxe/Base/CCover.cs b/Vocaluxe/Base/CCover.cs
index 87138cfc..dc402c45 100644
--- a/Vocaluxe/Base/CCover.cs
+++ b/Vocaluxe/Base/CCover.cs
@@ -157,9 +157,8 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Base
         {
             _CoverThemes.Clear();
 
-            CHelper Helper = new CHelper();
             string path = CSettings.sFolderCover;
-            List<string> files = Helper.ListFiles(path, "*.xml", false);
+            List<string> files = CHelper.ListFiles(path, "*.xml", false);
 
             foreach (string file in files)
             {
@@ -230,13 +229,12 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Base
                     }
                 }
 
-                CHelper Helper = new CHelper();
                 List<string> files = new List<string>();
 
-                files.AddRange(Helper.ListFiles(Path.Combine(CSettings.sFolderCover, coverTheme.Folder), "*.png", true, true));
-                files.AddRange(Helper.ListFiles(Path.Combine(CSettings.sFolderCover, coverTheme.Folder), "*.jpg", true, true));
-                files.AddRange(Helper.ListFiles(Path.Combine(CSettings.sFolderCover, coverTheme.Folder), "*.jpeg", true, true));
-                files.AddRange(Helper.ListFiles(Path.Combine(CSettings.sFolderCover, coverTheme.Folder), "*.bmp", true, true));
+                files.AddRange(CHelper.ListFiles(Path.Combine(CSettings.sFolderCover, coverTheme.Folder), "*.png", true, true));
+                files.AddRange(CHelper.ListFiles(Path.Combine(CSettings.sFolderCover, coverTheme.Folder), "*.jpg", true, true));
+                files.AddRange(CHelper.ListFiles(Path.Combine(CSettings.sFolderCover, coverTheme.Folder), "*.jpeg", true, true));
+                files.AddRange(CHelper.ListFiles(Path.Combine(CSettings.sFolderCover, coverTheme.Folder), "*.bmp", true, true));
 
 
                 foreach (string file in files)
diff --git a/Vocaluxe/Base/CLanguage.cs b/Vocaluxe/Base/CLanguage.cs
index bc366e11..1c9b13ad 100644
--- a/Vocaluxe/Base/CLanguage.cs
+++ b/Vocaluxe/Base/CLanguage.cs
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Base
     {
         private static XmlWriterSettings _settings = new XmlWriterSettings();
         private static List<SLanguage> _Languages;
-        private static CHelper Helper = new CHelper();
         private static int _CurrentLanguage = 0;
         private static int _FallbackLanguage = 0;
 
@@ -62,7 +61,7 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Base
             _settings.ConformanceLevel = ConformanceLevel.Document;
 
             List<string> files = new List<string>();
-            files.AddRange(Helper.ListFiles(CSettings.sFolderLanguages, "*.xml", true, true));
+            files.AddRange(CHelper.ListFiles(CSettings.sFolderLanguages, "*.xml", true, true));
             
             foreach (string file in files)
 	        {
@@ -228,7 +227,7 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Base
         public static bool LoadPartyLanguageFiles(int PartyModeID, string Path)
         {
             List<string> files = new List<string>();
-            files.AddRange(Helper.ListFiles(Path, "*.xml", true, true));
+            files.AddRange(CHelper.ListFiles(Path, "*.xml", true, true));
 
             foreach (string file in files)
             {
diff --git a/Vocaluxe/Base/CParty.cs b/Vocaluxe/Base/CParty.cs
index e8bd61ec..3ade852f 100644
--- a/Vocaluxe/Base/CParty.cs
+++ b/Vocaluxe/Base/CParty.cs
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Base
     {
         const int PartyModeSystemVersion = 1;
 
-        private static CHelper Helper;
         private static Dictionary<int, SPartyMode> _PartyModes;
         private static Queue<int> _IDs;
 
@@ -44,7 +43,6 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Base
         #region public stuff
         public static void Init()
         {
-            Helper = new CHelper();
             _PartyModes = new Dictionary<int, SPartyMode>();
             _IDs = new Queue<int>(1000);
 
@@ -206,7 +204,7 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Base
         private static void LoadPartyModes()
         {
             List<string> files = new List<string>();
-            files.AddRange(Helper.ListFiles(CSettings.sFolderPartyModes, "*.xml", false, true));
+            files.AddRange(CHelper.ListFiles(CSettings.sFolderPartyModes, "*.xml", false, true));
 
             foreach (string file in files)
             {
@@ -269,7 +267,7 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Base
             string PathToCode = Path.Combine(Path.Combine(CSettings.sFolderPartyModes, pm.Folder), CSettings.sFolderPartyModeCode);
 
             List<string> FilesToCompile = new List<string>();
-            FilesToCompile.AddRange(Helper.ListFiles(PathToCode, "*.cs", false, true));
+            FilesToCompile.AddRange(CHelper.ListFiles(PathToCode, "*.cs", false, true));
             
             Assembly Output = CompileFiles(FilesToCompile.ToArray());
             if (Output == null)
diff --git a/Vocaluxe/Base/CPlaylists.cs b/Vocaluxe/Base/CPlaylists.cs
index 6a0fc124..70569215 100644
--- a/Vocaluxe/Base/CPlaylists.cs
+++ b/Vocaluxe/Base/CPlaylists.cs
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Base
     static class CPlaylists
     {
         private static List<CPlaylistFile> _Playlists;
-        private static CHelper Helper = new CHelper();
 
         public static CPlaylistFile[] Playlists
         {
@@ -51,7 +50,7 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Base
         public static void ConvertUSDXPlaylists()
         {
             List<string> files = new List<string>();
-            files.AddRange(Helper.ListFiles(CSettings.sFolderPlaylists, "*.upl", true, true));
+            files.AddRange(CHelper.ListFiles(CSettings.sFolderPlaylists, "*.upl", true, true));
 
             foreach (string file in files)
             {
@@ -65,7 +64,7 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Base
         {
             _Playlists = new List<CPlaylistFile>();
             List<string> files = new List<string>();
-            files.AddRange(Helper.ListFiles(CSettings.sFolderPlaylists, "*.xml", true, true));
+            files.AddRange(CHelper.ListFiles(CSettings.sFolderPlaylists, "*.xml", true, true));
 
             foreach (string file in files)
             {
diff --git a/Vocaluxe/Base/CProfiles.cs b/Vocaluxe/Base/CProfiles.cs
index 8b7712cc..686f5c4a 100644
--- a/Vocaluxe/Base/CProfiles.cs
+++ b/Vocaluxe/Base/CProfiles.cs
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Base
     static class CProfiles
     {
         private static XmlWriterSettings _settings = new XmlWriterSettings();
-        private static CHelper Helper = new CHelper();
         private static List<SProfile> _Profiles;
         private static List<SAvatar> _Avatars = new List<SAvatar>();
 
@@ -86,7 +85,7 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Base
         {
             _Profiles = new List<SProfile>();
             List<string> files = new List<string>();
-            files.AddRange(Helper.ListFiles(CSettings.sFolderProfiles, "*.xml", true, true));
+            files.AddRange(CHelper.ListFiles(CSettings.sFolderProfiles, "*.xml", true, true));
 
             foreach (string file in files)
             {
@@ -106,10 +105,10 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Base
             _Avatars.Clear();
 
             List<string> files = new List<string>();
-            files.AddRange(Helper.ListFiles(CSettings.sFolderProfiles, "*.png", true, true));
-            files.AddRange(Helper.ListFiles(CSettings.sFolderProfiles, "*.jpg", true, true));
-            files.AddRange(Helper.ListFiles(CSettings.sFolderProfiles, "*.jpeg", true, true));
-            files.AddRange(Helper.ListFiles(CSettings.sFolderProfiles, "*.bmp", true, true));
+            files.AddRange(CHelper.ListFiles(CSettings.sFolderProfiles, "*.png", true, true));
+            files.AddRange(CHelper.ListFiles(CSettings.sFolderProfiles, "*.jpg", true, true));
+            files.AddRange(CHelper.ListFiles(CSettings.sFolderProfiles, "*.jpeg", true, true));
+            files.AddRange(CHelper.ListFiles(CSettings.sFolderProfiles, "*.bmp", true, true));
 
             foreach (string file in files)
             {
diff --git a/Vocaluxe/Base/CSongs.cs b/Vocaluxe/Base/CSongs.cs
index 74cb7faf..16b288c1 100644
--- a/Vocaluxe/Base/CSongs.cs
+++ b/Vocaluxe/Base/CSongs.cs
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Base
         private static SongPointer[] _SongsSortList = new SongPointer[0];
         private static List<CSong> _SongsForRandom = new List<CSong>();
 
-        private static CHelper Helper = new CHelper();
         private static bool _SongsLoaded = false;
         private static bool _CoverLoaded = false;
         private static int _CoverLoadIndex = -1;
@@ -707,8 +706,8 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Base
             foreach (string p in CConfig.SongFolder)
             {
                 string path = p;
-                files.AddRange(Helper.ListFiles(path, "*.txt", true, true));
-                files.AddRange(Helper.ListFiles(path, "*.txd", true, true));
+                files.AddRange(CHelper.ListFiles(path, "*.txt", true, true));
+                files.AddRange(CHelper.ListFiles(path, "*.txd", true, true));
             }
             CLog.StopBenchmark(2, "List Songs");
 
diff --git a/Vocaluxe/Base/CTheme.cs b/Vocaluxe/Base/CTheme.cs
index 6c5dcf13..cbd80aab 100644
--- a/Vocaluxe/Base/CTheme.cs
+++ b/Vocaluxe/Base/CTheme.cs
@@ -406,11 +406,10 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Base
 
         private static void ListThemes()
         {
-            CHelper Helper = new CHelper();
             _Themes.Clear();
 
             string path = Path.Combine(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory(), CSettings.sFolderThemes);
-            List<string> files = Helper.ListFiles(path, "*.xml", false);
+            List<string> files = CHelper.ListFiles(path, "*.xml", false);
 
             foreach (string file in files)
             {
@@ -469,7 +468,6 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Base
 
         public static void ListSkins()
         {
-            CHelper Helper = new CHelper();
             int themeIndex = GetThemeIndex(-1);
             _Skins.Clear();
 
@@ -483,8 +481,6 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Base
 
         public static void ListSkins(int ThemeIndex)
         {
-            CHelper Helper = new CHelper();
-
             if (ThemeIndex < 0 || ThemeIndex >= _Themes.Count)
             {
                 CLog.LogError("Error List Skins. Can't find Theme index: " + ThemeIndex.ToString());
@@ -494,7 +490,7 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Base
             Theme theme = _Themes[ThemeIndex];
 
             string path = Path.Combine(theme.Path, theme.SkinFolder);
-            List<string> files = Helper.ListFiles(path, "*.xml", false);
+            List<string> files = CHelper.ListFiles(path, "*.xml", false);
 
             foreach (string file in files)
             {
diff --git a/Vocaluxe/Lib/Playlist/CPlaylistFile.cs b/Vocaluxe/Lib/Playlist/CPlaylistFile.cs
index db08989d..38cca523 100644
--- a/Vocaluxe/Lib/Playlist/CPlaylistFile.cs
+++ b/Vocaluxe/Lib/Playlist/CPlaylistFile.cs
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Lib.Playlist
     public class CPlaylistFile
     {
         private static XmlWriterSettings _settings = new XmlWriterSettings();
-        private static CHelper Helper = new CHelper();
 
         public string PlaylistName;
         public string PlaylistFile;
diff --git a/VocaluxeLib/Menu/CHelper.cs b/VocaluxeLib/Menu/CHelper.cs
index c6f49b82..67d8a75e 100644
--- a/VocaluxeLib/Menu/CHelper.cs
+++ b/VocaluxeLib/Menu/CHelper.cs
@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@ using System.Text;
 
 namespace Vocaluxe.Menu
 {
-    public class CHelper
+    public static class CHelper
     {
+
         public static int nCk(int n, int k)
         {
             if (k > n)
@@ -128,17 +129,17 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Menu
 
 
 
-        public List<string> ListFiles(string path, string cast)
+        public static List<string> ListFiles(string path, string cast)
         {
             return ListFiles(path, cast, false, false);
         }
 
-        public List<string> ListFiles(string path, string cast, bool recursive)
+        public static List<string> ListFiles(string path, string cast, bool recursive)
         {
             return ListFiles(path, cast, recursive, false);
         }
 
-        public List<string> ListFiles(string path, string cast, bool recursive, bool fullpath)
+        public static List<string> ListFiles(string path, string cast, bool recursive, bool fullpath)
         {
             List<string> files = new List<string>();
             DirectoryInfo dir = new DirectoryInfo(path);
@@ -151,7 +152,6 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Menu
                     if (!fullpath)
                         files.Add(file.Name);
                     else
-                        //files.Add(Path.Combine(file.DirectoryName, file.Name));
                         files.Add(file.FullName);
                 }
 
diff --git a/VocaluxeLib/Menu/SongMenu/CSong.cs b/VocaluxeLib/Menu/SongMenu/CSong.cs
index 8e51fb0b..9dc01b08 100644
--- a/VocaluxeLib/Menu/SongMenu/CSong.cs
+++ b/VocaluxeLib/Menu/SongMenu/CSong.cs
@@ -818,11 +818,9 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Menu.SongMenu
 
         private void CheckFiles()
         {
-            CHelper Helper = new CHelper();
-
             if(this.CoverFileName == String.Empty){
-                List<string> files = Helper.ListFiles(this.Folder, "*.jpg", false);
-                files.AddRange(Helper.ListFiles(this.Folder, "*.png", false));
+                List<string> files = CHelper.ListFiles(this.Folder, "*.jpg", false);
+                files.AddRange(CHelper.ListFiles(this.Folder, "*.png", false));
                 foreach(String file in files)
                 {
                     if (Regex.IsMatch(file, @".[CO].", RegexOptions.IgnoreCase) && (Regex.IsMatch(file, @"" + Regex.Escape(this.Title), RegexOptions.IgnoreCase) || Regex.IsMatch(file, @"" + Regex.Escape(this.Artist), RegexOptions.IgnoreCase)))
@@ -834,8 +832,8 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Menu.SongMenu
 
             if (this.BackgroundFileName == String.Empty)
             {
-                List<string> files = Helper.ListFiles(this.Folder, "*.jpg", false);
-                files.AddRange(Helper.ListFiles(this.Folder, "*.png", false));
+                List<string> files = CHelper.ListFiles(this.Folder, "*.jpg", false);
+                files.AddRange(CHelper.ListFiles(this.Folder, "*.png", false));
                 foreach (String file in files)
                 {