Hey you all, i was creating a vector in illustrator and I cant seem to be able to save the file as a gif, jpg, or png....i was wondering if anyone knew how i could do this....seeing as how i want to be able to upload the file onto the web. Thanks if you can help me out!

Just save as .whatever and open it in MS Paint and resave it.

Save it as a PSD and then open it in Photoshop. In Photoshop you can add text or something (don't mess with the vector itself though) and then save it as an image file from there.