Its been a while since I first began learning guitar and I am basically back to square one at this point after a year hiatus. But I've decided to give it another go. I need something that works, not some guy in a video explaining things at his pace.  
 
Are there any programs or software out there designed to teach electric guitar from the start that actually work?    It doesn't need to take input from my playing, but something other than a video I need to rewind every 5 min would be a great help.

I wouldn't say it's designed for teaching, but Guitar Pro is an excellent and super easy program to use if you want to learn songs quickly. Basically, what it does is play a midi version over scrolling tablature and/or sheet music.  
 
When I first started playing guitar I had trouble getting the timing down when I tried learning stuff from tabs. It's much easier when you can actually hear the parts you're trying to learn as you're playing them. In Guitar Pro, you can also slow the tempo down if you're having trouble with the speed, or put a certain bar on repeat 99 times if that's what you need to do in order to nail it. 
 
However, it doesn't tell you anything about how to play something. If you're unfamiliar with techniques like hammer-ons, pull-offs, tapping, pinch harmonics, etc. then I suggest you look elsewhere. Another thing that the tabs usually lack is finger positions, i.e. what notes to play with which finger in a chord or melody. This is not a big deal if you have some basic skill level already, but beginners can often pick up bad habits trying to figure that stuff out on their own.  
 
Although, if you're looking for pure lessons and exercises then most of those tabs actually do have finger positions annotated. It's just that most people who tab songs for their favourite bands don't care/are too lazy to write down all that stuff.

As someone who has made the mistake of being self-taught before, just find a good teacher and take lessons. The only self taught musician I've known that was any good just so happened to be a musical genius. So he could get away with it. :P

" @McGhee_the_Insomniac: What's so wrong with being self taught? It's not so bad if you read up on musical theory and actually want to learn it. "

Ultimate-Guitar.com has beginner tabs and articles on everything concerning guitar playing, so read their articles and download their tabs (which you can play in the best program Guitar Pro 5)

I've used Guitar pro whenI first started learning a while ago, learned intros to a few songs, but thats it. Ultimate-guitar is where I learned the basics and got recommendations on my first amp/guitar so I am aware of them.
 
I should have said that I have a music background. I played the baritone and trumpet for a while and still play the trumpet now. My music reading skills are a bit rusty, but I understand the basics of how music works.  
 
I own a few books. Did nothing for me. I need to see and hear in order to learn. I guess my best option is a combination of videos and something like Guitar Pro. I guess thats what i was looking for. Something that was built like a course that ran you through the basics and when you were ready, move onto the next class. I guess that's what a book or dvd would do anyways so maybe I should try that again. A teacher is frankly not an option. I'm not looking to spend much more on this, my little hobby on the side.