Kazaa Slowly returning to its glory??

[Joakim Agren]

Hello!

I mostly use other protocols for my Pirating these days such as BitTorrent which is my primary network protocol, and also I use ED2K and IRC. But for singles and music I still often use my god old Kazaa Lite 2.41 client. I thought it was soon coming to an end as I have seen fewer and fewer users during 2005. But as of late I have noticed something strange believe it or not the user base are growing again.:w00t: :O Yesterday it was 3 million today I saw a maximum of 3.9 million users and currently there is 3.8 million using it. When Kazaa aka fast Track was most popular in early 2003, 5 million where using it. Maybe we will see that many users soon again if the rise continues at this rate.

So maybe Kazaa are not dying after all.:O :huh: The question is what has happened and why are users returning??.

What is your theory??

[twisterX]

yea sure. :lol:

It still sucks even if there were 20 million users.

[ziggyjuarez]

Spyware still?

[oxygenuk]

Spyware still?


well yeah :lol: ...

but i still think limewire pwns kaza

[Samurai]

Spyware still?


well yeah :lol: ...

but i still think limewire pwns kaza

Yep... and newsgroups still pwns limewire

[orcutt989]

I dont know why everyone gets so upset about Kazaa. It is great, yes there are alot of fake files and viruses, but you have to be a complete idiot. By idiot, I mean downloading a song that is shared 11202093 times by the same user, and then there are the idiots that download exe files that are 2kb big... Who uses 2kb big exe files that arent keygens? And there is no spyware the right kazaa lite release. So just dont be a complete imbecile and Kazaa works for you!

[isamma]

I dont know why everyone gets so upset about Kazaa. It is great, yes there are alot of fake files and viruses, but you have to be a complete idiot. By idiot, I mean downloading a song that is shared 11202093 times by the same user, and then there are the idiots that download exe files that are 2kb big... Who uses 2kb big exe files that arent keygens? And there is no spyware the right kazaa lite release. So just dont be a complete imbecile and Kazaa works for you!

i could not say it better :cool2:

[backlash]

I just downloaded something from k-lite yesterday b/c I couldn't find it on newsgroups. It gets the job done.

[twisterX]

there are a whole bunch of files that are like 4 MB songs and they are fake.

Why use it and have a harder time tryin to find something instead of just using somethign easier.

[heat84]

What is your theory??

Aliens from outerspace are now connecting to FT.:alien::O

Or maybe WinMX immigrants.

[Aaron_T]

I use a combination of Ares and Limewire, why would anyone want more?

[Barbarossa]

Or maybe WinMX immigrants.

I think that is very probable.

[thewizeard]

as someone said in reply to a question whether WinMx was dead or not..." it's not dead, it just smells funny.."

[silent h3ro]

I use a combination of Ares and Limewire, why would anyone want more?Ares + Limewire = KCEasy. U should get it. :)

[thewizeard]

I use a combination of Ares and Limewire, why would anyone want more?

..because I am too lazy to expand the album wraps...so it's SoulSeek and OpeNap for me :)

[SeK612]

I haven't used K++ in a while. To be honest though if the problems with fake files spread (those that seem to stem from organisations such as the RIAA or MPAA) to other networks and pressure is kept up on this like torrent sites, I wouldn't be that surprised to find people jumping back to K++ considering that Kazaa remains one of the best known P2P apps.

[isamma]

the answer was answered before in slyck forum

http://slyck.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=16232

[kazaaman]

Stop complaining about fake files with K-Lite 2.7's Fake Filter, its excellent and it works every time.

http://www.my-k-lite.com/

[crysmileyguy!]

i use BT, soul seek and kazaa

BT = everything

soulseek if i cant find a song im after on bt then kazaa if i cant find it on soulseek :P

[xchaosx]

hi , i used to get eveything i need off irc and morpheus or limewire , but these days im finding it alot harder to find anything and even when i do useally not enough hosts to get a decent connetion , ive only jst heard about newshosting and newsshare type things , can anyone explain how they work and do i have to pay or what ?

[floydz]

kazaa is dead ://

[Barbarossa]

O Rly? :nono:

[oxygenuk]

newsgroup are aload of sh*t

reason being you have to pay for newsgroup access, if you pay then your not a pirate :p

[NeoTheOne]

I dont know why everyone gets so upset about Kazaa. It is great, yes there are alot of fake files and viruses, but you have to be a complete idiot. By idiot, I mean downloading a song that is shared 11202093 times by the same user, and then there are the idiots that download exe files that are 2kb big... Who uses 2kb big exe files that arent keygens? And there is no spyware the right kazaa lite release. So just dont be a complete imbecile and Kazaa works for you!
Thats the exact same thing i tell my freinds , that and that mp3 files CANNOT have viruses and there like okay buddy once i downloaded an mp3 file i played it and i got infected with msblast i was like wtf , mp3 cannot excute code lol then there like stfu

[HairlessApe]

it shall never die!

[Wolfmight]

kazaa isn't dead, it just sucks.

[seyed]

kazaa isn't dead, it just sucks.

SO true, just use warez on forums man.. is much better! :D

[Vargas]

:whistling

[Mïcrösöül°V³]

kazaa is a great reference tool........to see how many people will share garbage willingly. J/K It does sometimes work for some hard to find stuff. I use it once in a while to find an old file, or some parody songs, or just to share some of the more hard to find virii, DRM porn ads and trojans that I have :lol: It's cutting edge stuff.

[Evil_Monkey]

maybe I'll give kazaa lite a go once in awhile just to see how things are going. I bet the resources are worse than ever. Even emule is faster than it now of days.

[KDB3K]

I moved to limewire a while ago, and I haven't returned to Kazaa yet. I'll have to give it a try!

[mrlessk]

OK! but....don't use "Kazaa"....use "K-Lite".

The latest version is v2.7RC1 (http://www.my-k-lite.com/index.php?page=main)

Still uses FastTrack but uses KShield to install KMD so you don't get
all the Adware, spyware and other garbage associated with KMD.

One important feature of RC1:

The Fake Analyst Tool.
It uses the Banned IP’s you’ve downloaded to filter out any possible
(fake/corrupt) files put on the FastTrack Network by anti-P2P organizations.

:)

[LegendaryU2K]

OK! but....don't use "Kazaa"....use "K-Lite".

The latest version is v2.7RC1 (http://www.my-k-lite.com/index.php?page=main)

Still uses FastTrack but uses KShield to install KMD so you don't get
all the Adware, spyware and other garbage associated with KMD.

One important feature of RC1:

The Fake Analyst Tool.
It uses the Banned IP’s you’ve downloaded to filter out any possible
(fake/corrupt) files put on the FastTrack Network by anti-P2P organizations.

:)

Does it support skins?

[mrlessk]

Does it support skins?
Yes it does. When you go to K-Lite>Options>Skins there is a method
of installing skins.

Click on the link in my post, go to About/Features>KMD Options> and scroll down to Skins for more info.

You will note however:
"It is recommended to leave this setting on 'Classic (No Skin)"

:)

[LegendaryU2K]

yea i downloaded my-kite, slight pause when installing, but seems to work perfect. Thanks!

[LegendaryU2K]

HOld up, i cant run this program, something about K shield and its trying to find a exe file?

There is no exe file in the folder.

[mrlessk]

Ok, you need to follow the Installation Guide (http://www.filesharinghelp.com/internationalforums/index.php?showtopic=10417)

Go to my link again (K-Lite's homepage) click on "Downloads" (on top) and you'll see the two files that K-Lite needs for it to install: 1) K-Lite v2.7 RC1 and 2) Kazaa272_en.exe (KMD).
The Installation Guide link is also located on the bottom.

Then you need to know where you downloaded the files to.

So what happened in your case, KShield was asking you to point to where your kazaa272_en.exe (KMD) file is located so it could install Kazaa but without the ads/spyware.

Uninstall what you have now, read through the Installation Guide, and then try it again.

Take your time and read through the FAQ's and About/Features to learn about the bells and whistles.

Also, if you have had Kazaa/K-Lite before it would be a good idea to uninstall any old programs to get rid of all kazaa remnants before you install K-Lite 2.7RC1.
You can use K-Cleanup 1.2.5 (http://www.nsaneproductions.com/index.php?request=291555) for this...then reboot.

(If you were using FastTrack before (Kazaa) and you want to resume your unfinished downloads, you could move your .dat files to a temporary location and then back into your new My Shared Folder with 2.7RC1).
However, if you happened to have any corrupt downloads (if you didn't use the new Fake Analyzer in 2.7RC1, there is a good possibility that you do) I would recommend starting with all new downloads in RC1.

:)

[LegendaryU2K]

Oooooh alright, cool. I will sign up over to that forum as well.

I will check out everything later. Thanks.

[mrlessk]

Oooooh alright, cool. I will sign up over to that forum as well. I will check out everything later. Thanks.
Yeah, I was going to recommend you do that.

When you do, register and then post any questions in the K-Lite v2.7 Forum, and I'll look for you there (or someone else might help also).

Start your new thread by saying that you "just installed 2.7RC1 for the first time" and then your question or prob.

btw...if you had clicked on kazaa272_en.exe without using KShield, Kazaa may already have installed some adware/spyware (e.g. "Gain Network").
A good idea would be to run your Spybot/Ad-aware to be sure.

:)

[ganesh8]

kazaa... i don't use it n e more... too much adware and spyware...

[thewizeard]

:O
kazaa... i don't use it n e more... too much adware and spyware...


...then,whats the point of installing adware personal and spybot search and destroy...if one cant get it any more through not using Kazza... :blink:

[Wolfmight]

Kazaa is weak...a newbie tool.

[fatbobsarmy]

yes kazaa is "faw teh suxx0rs" if you need to user a newbie p2p use emule its way better...

[Tempestv]

ya, emule is way less frustrating. maybe Kazza has gotten a lot less annoying since I uninstalled it, but I hated Kazza back when I was using it. Does Kazza have a pretty good amount of files these days? I like emule and can usually find anything I need on it, but it runs shitty on my resnet internet connection, so I only download a couple of kilibytes a day. maybe if kazza connected right and had a decent size amount of files I might install Kazza and battle it's shortcomings.

[fatbobsarmy]

nah kazza has the same crappy stuff as always

[DrBeerMan]

newsgroup are aload of sh*t

reason being you have to pay for newsgroup access, if you pay then your not a pirate :p

Thats BS you don't have to pay. I pay my isp for my internet which comes w/ a news server that has decent retention! :ermm:

[yazeed]

well i still say limewire is better

[THE DUDE]

I find Kazaa is still good for TV shows I tried Limewire but most of the shows only partially came in or they were poor quality and in some cases incomplete. I think that Kazaa would be fine but only if people used hashes more often. In the end if you have broadband Bit Torrent is the way to go.

I still post Kazaa hashes of the movies I get for the newbies (even thought most of them don't know what a hash is or how to use one). If more people knew about this forum it would really help.

[necromantic]

Kazaa is weak...a newbie tool.

QFE

[Emmylee]

I have always used K-Lite, as the original Kazaa slowed my machine right down. I also helped run the IRC channel for it (#klchat).

One by one the regulars started turning away from K-Lite, and descended into them replying to the question 'How do I use K-lite' by ppl joining the channel with 'You don't. Use Limewire/WinMX/etc'.

It was the decline of K-Lite :(

But I still use it :)

[Sarge-peel]

i always liked it.. maybe im gonna try it again