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    Connecting to Kazaa Lite

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by creon448, Aug 6, 2005.

  1. creon448

    creon448 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I recently purchased a Asus Z70A notebook and I'm experiencing problems connecting to Kazaa Lite. I turned off mt fire wall and even diabled my security settings but my computer still will not connect to Kazaa. When I first installed Kazaa Lite it worked fine.
     
    creon448, Aug 6, 2005
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  2. Brian

    Brian Working at 486 Speed NBR Reviewer

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    Do you get some sort of error? And are you connecting on your network or someone else's?
     
    Brian, Aug 6, 2005
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    did u try uninstalling it and then reinstalling it??
     
    LuckMC11, Aug 6, 2005
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    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    I personally like BearShare. You just have to get rid of vvsn.exe which is a spyware program. If you are using Microsfts firewall, turn it off and use ZoneAlarm.
     
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  5. creon448

    creon448 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I don't get an error. It just says "Connecting" at the bottom of the window and stays like that.
     
    creon448, Aug 7, 2005
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    Limewire is another good option if you can't get Kazaa working. It doesn't get targetted as much and the interface is almost exactly the same.
     
    TriviallyTravis, Aug 7, 2005
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    creon448 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thankyou for all your help. However I solved the problem by clicking the panic button in KZN.
     
    creon448, Aug 7, 2005
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    Please update me on this, are Kazaa downloads legal? I'm not up to date on the whole music download thing.
     
    ARB, Aug 7, 2005
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    it depends on if it is copyrighted or not. Kazaa has both copyrighted and non-copyrighted songs. In the US, it is only legal to download the non-copyrighted songs
     
    Amber, Aug 7, 2005
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    If your not paying for it then it is illegal. Personally, i would stay fay away from Kazaa. Most files there are corrupt and it's also full of spyware. Grab something like Shareaza or Bearshare. You will have a lot less problems. You could also go the Bittorrent route and grab Bitcomet for larger downloads.
     
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    do not bearshare, kazaa, etc. all use the same networks anyway... i.e., if you're getting spyware/corruption on kazaa, you're getting it on bearshare too.
     
    drumfu, Aug 7, 2005
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    They share some of the same networks but shareaza and Bearshare aren't filled with ads and spyware at least from a software stand point. Now whatever you are downloading, that's a different story...
     
    Tomas, Aug 7, 2005
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    Well kazaa lite is free of spyware, but i did away with P2P after i found out it was illegal!
     
    mtrivs, Aug 7, 2005
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  14. sook

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    i use shareaza for p2p and azureus for .torrent, like them both.

    disclaimer

    never use them to steal software, music, movies, or anything else you might want
     
    sook, Aug 8, 2005
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  15. Tomas

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    Did you know that shareaza does bit torrents also.
     
    Tomas, Aug 8, 2005
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    yup, but azureus seems to handle it better. plus, i dont want shareaza worrying about huge files *cough*, just little ones *clears throat*

    i can turn on azureus if im leaving, or fire up shareaza if theres a certain "file" running through my head
     
    sook, Aug 9, 2005
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  17. Tomas

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    I do the same. For the very...cough...same reason but it's a nice option.
     
    Tomas, Aug 9, 2005
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