>Use "torsocks" or a HTTP-to-SOCKS proxy to get HTTrack to >support Tor.
HTTrack
>does not support SOCKS proxy which you are trying to use.

hi michael thanks for replying :)

I think I have done it because I found a program called privoxy and set
HTTracks proxy settings to 127.0.0.1 and port number 8118

also had to edit the main privoxy configuration file and I added 

forward-socks5 / localhost:9050 .

to it.

after that everything worked fine :)

Is there anything else I should know or think about? I ask because Im out on a
limb here, this isnt really my comfort zone! :)