Kazaa Not Responding

I've been having the exact same problem as everyone else here (window frame loads, but desktop still shows through, freezes just like that). It's definitly being caused by one of the windows services. I got kazaa working fine after I closed SVCHOST.EXE in task manager (there were several in there, I got lucky and closed one that didn't restart the computer... it was the svchost using the most memory if that helps). Now I just have to go through and see which services were running under that svchost and try disabling them one by one. If I figure anything out I'll post an update.

not so if you read around you will find that most peoples problem has been the windows updated from couple of weeks ago.

give me the supenode you can't connect too

also if your kazaa is freezing up that has nothing to do with the nodes

Like I said, only a suggestion. I'm not too familiar on the filesharing system. But Thanks Gaz, I'll look into it, and I hope you find what you're after. You may be the saviour of us all.

Btw. I never said I couldn't connect to a node. I suggested it could be the source of the problem.

well gee, it appears that XP home edition wasn't distributed with the program I need to see the active services under that specific svchost.exe

all I can tell is that 46 different services could potentially be causing this problem and for all I know it could be different on every computer

is everybody who is getting the problem running XP or 2000? if that is the case it makes the windows services a much more likely culprit. EDIT: since this started recently for everyone, it would be nice to know if all the people getting this problem update windows on a regular basis too

if you're getting this problem and are running XP pro could you let me know, I need a tool that only pro users have :angry:

EDIT: actually let me know if you're running XP pro even if you aren't getting the problem, I just need a file from any pro user

Well, I tried closing down svchost working as part of network manager. That did nothing. Then I closed down one using memory and completely changed the apperance of my task bar. I'm using pro, so if you e-mail me, you can have the file.

[email protected]

Anyone else e-mails me apart from gaz and I will NOT be happy...

Well, I have good news and bad news....

Good news: I found the problem with kazaa on my system

Bad news: It should work by default in XP pro unless you changed something, and if you did your pretty windows themes have to go

I need a few other people to try this to see if it works for them.

1. Open control panel, make sure you're using classic view and not catagory view

2. Open administrative tools, open services

3. Scroll down to the 'Themes' service and right click on it, go to properites

4. Select 'disabled' in the Startup Type drop down box, click ok

5. Restart your computer

Hopefully that works

so this took care of your problem with klite and xp pro??

I use XP home, where themes are turned on by default. In XP pro, themes are only turned on if you turn them on yourself.

As soon as I disabled the themes service kazaa started working just fine.

hmmm i see, well i have xp home and i'm very updated and mine is on auto and it still connects.

i do however use klt k++ the registry names are a little bit different, i wonder if that has something to do with it

thx for the info tho

It might have to do with one specific feature of windows themes. Maybe some display feature I'm using is exposing a bug in the windows or kazaa interface. I would re-enable themes and play around with the settings but I don't have time right now, and I don't really care if themes are enabled or disabled anyway.

I also tested klt as well as klr and several others, not a single one worked until I disabled themes. Whatever was causing this, it seems to be universal no matter what version of klite you're using. I'll have to check on a few other computers and see if I can duplicate the problem sometime too.

very interesting findings here keep us upto date

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Originally posted by qaz1313@5 May 2004 - 03:47
Well, I have good news and bad news....

Good news: I found the problem with kazaa on my system

Bad news: It should work by default in XP pro unless you changed something, and if you did your pretty windows themes have to go

I need a few other people to try this to see if it works for them.

1.  Open control panel, make sure you're using classic view and not catagory view

2.  Open administrative tools, open services

3.  Scroll down to the 'Themes' service and right click on it, go to properites

4.  Select 'disabled' in the Startup Type drop down box, click ok

5.  Restart your computer

Hopefully that works

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:clap: You are awesome!!!!! I am running XP Home and now I am able to connect again. Thank You Thank You It worked like a charm and nothing seems to be negatively affected. So it does work for windows XP Home too. Mario

fantastic, looks like it is doing it to some people :lol: :lol:

:helpsmile: I spoke to soon! It works but after you close Kazaa it freezes up again until you go in and disable that again and restart. :helpsmile: So basically each time you close Kazaa you have to repeat the whole process. Mario

strange, it should stay off

are you sure you selected disbled as the startup type?

if disabled isn't working try selecting 'manual' as the startup type

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Originally posted by qaz1313@5 May 2004 - 17:55
strange, it should stay off

are you sure you selected disbled as the startup type?

if disabled isn't working try selecting 'manual' as the startup type

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ya that is what i was wondering :lol:

Okay Tried the Manual Option and it still freezes up. If I run Kazaa the first time it works then if I exit and completely close the program and try to reopen it it is frozen again. I then have to go back into services folder and click okay( It is still showing disabled) and then restart the puter. Then Kazaa will run again.

Here are my specs I am running
KLR 2.4.3 on Windows XP HOME
AMD 3000+
Nividia Geforce 4
160 gigs
512 MB DDR SDRRAM

HMM i have xp home

kazaa lite tools k++ 2.5.0 build 5

p4 2.0

ati 9200

1 gig ram

over 200gig hard drive (i dont' think this plays a part at all)

i wonder if its the graphic card, maybe something with the windows update and graphic card.

do the rest of the people that have this problem have nvidia??


also did you run the compatibility wizard on klite yet??

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Originally posted by MUSLEMAN@6 May 2004 - 19:29
HMM i have xp home

kazaa lite tools k++ 2.5.0 build 5

p4 2.0

ati 9200

1 gig ram

over 200gig hard drive (i dont' think this plays a part at all)

i wonder if its the graphic card, maybe something with the windows update and graphic card.

do the rest of the people that have this problem have nvidia??


also did you run the compatibility wizard on klite yet??

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I did not know there was one. Do you mean in Properties to set it to compatability with Win ME OR Win 95/98! That I did try and it was no help. If there is something other that I have missed please let me know asap and I will try it. THANKS :)

in your task panel see if you have this file running ctfmon.exe if so disable it

No there is no cftmon.exe running. I appreciate all the help and suggestions.

I don't have a nivia card and I still can't connect and I don't have a ctfmon.exe but I have seen it running before and that never interefered... This is some funky stuff...