Best Tips Here...

For all the noobs who have to search thru each thread to find a really good tip about dl/ul with KL++. So, starting here, is the QUICK, SIMPLE and BEST TIPS u'll see in this forum. Members, please only post BEST tips u can think of in bullit point if possible. thx. n00bs, 99% of the question/"problem" you have has been posted and provided a solution for it. Please go through these tips, the links on my signature and search the forum. If all fails and feel that your question/"problem" is new to this board, then post your question/"problem" case accordingly in the Kazaa Lite Related threads thx. MODS/ADMINS/MEMBERS, feel free to send me a PM with any correction. thx

HOW TO DOWNLOAD FASTER? (example 1)

1. First and foremost is Tweak:
   1. YOUR Windows - <span style='color:green'>95
   1. , 98, 2000 Pro and Server, ME, XP Home & XP Pro (TO GET OPTIMAL ENVIRONMENT USING KaZaa LITE, GET WINDOWS 2000 OR XP. THIS IS BECUASE WINDOWS 95/98 DO NOT HAVE MUCH ROOM TO TWEAK, NOT KL++)
   2. YOUR Firewalls - either check on YOUR firewall's site or and type "tweak firewall"
   3. YOUR ISP setup - either check on YOU ISP's site or go here and type "tweak dsl" or whichever connection YOU have
   4. Close any unnecessary program - turn off and remove unneeded services. By default, many operating systems install auxiliary services that are not critical, such as an FTP server, telnet, and a Web server
   </span>
2. Find the highest bandwidth of the file you are looking for and start downloading
3. Then search for any kind of file with hi-bandwidth, like old madonna songs (3096K bandwidth). download that file and let it be
4. Now change your search setting to 2 min and search for the file YOU origianlly wanted. don't keep it forever. it could slow YOU down instead (PLEASE NOTE THAT KEEPING AUTO SEARCH ON INDEFINETLY COULD CAUSE MORE HARM THAN GOOD TO SOME USERS WHO DIDN'T FOLLOW THE TWEAKING STEPS)
5. Once you stop the search, if the file YOU want has a lot of resources, then click on the plus sign
6. Highlight the highest bandwidth user, right click and click "find more for this user"
7. NOTE: The time where YOU are not using YOUR PC (like when YOU sleep) is the fastest YOU might notice the optimal speed.

INDEX

1. KL++ TOP 20 MOST REPEATED QUESTIONS, "PROBLEMS" AND "CONCERNS" KL++ USERS TALK ABOUT, YET MISS/FAIL TO SEARCH THE BOARD TO FIND THE POSTED ANSWERS/FACTS
2. HOW TO TROUBLESHOOT YOUR PC? (Guide)
3. DEFAULT SETTINGS IN KL++ THAT DO NOT NEED TO BE CHANGED
4. HOW TO DOWNLOAD FASTER? (example 1)
5. HOW TO DOWNLOAD FASTER? (example 2)
6. HOW TO DOWNLOAD FASTER? (example 3)
7. HOW TO DOWNLOAD FASTER? (example 4)
8. HOW TO TEST WHY YOU CAN ONLY DOWNLOAD FROM ONE USER?
9. HOW TO DO A CLEAN INSTALL AFTER EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITHOUT SOLUTIONS?
10. HOW TO KNOW IF YOUR DOWNLOAD IS A FAKE BEFORE IT FINISHES?
11. HOW TO AVOID FAKE MUSIC FILES? (two examples)
12. HOW TO RESTART DEAD DOWNLOADS?
13. HOW TO RESOLVE CODECS PROBLEMS? (one example)
14. HOW TO DELETE STUBBORN FILES?
15. HOW TO ELIMINATE BIG PROBLEMS WITH SMALL PROGRAMS?
16. HOW TO BLOCK ADS AND MAINTAIN THE SUPERTRICK (hosts file - example 1)
17. HOW TO BLOCK ADS AND MAINTAIN THE SUPERTRICK (hosts file - example 2)
18. HOW TO BLOCK ADS AND MAINTAIN THE SUPERTRICK (hosts file - example 3)
19. HOW TO SPEED-UP YOUR IP RESOLVING IN THE SUPERTRICK (hosts file)
20. HOW TO SPEED-UP YOUR WEB SURFING
21. HOW TO STOP SPAM VIA WINDOWS MESSENGER SERVICE
22. HOW TO TWEAK THE REGISTRY SETTINGS FOR MAXIMUM PROTECTION FROM NETWORK ATTACK
23. WHAT IS A WEB BASED PROXY
24. ONE LINERS THAT CAN HELP YOU RESOLVE/UNDERSTAND YOUR PROBLEM
25. HELPFUL LINKS

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No matter how good your systems may be, they're only as effective as what you put into them.

CREDIT/OTHER: ALL TIPS WHERE COMPILED FROM POSTS ON THIS BOARD AND MY EXPERIENCE. IN ADDITION, THEY ARE BASED ON YOU USING THE LATEST SOFTWARE VERSION OF THE PROGRAM DISCUSSED
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HOW TO DO A CLEAN INSTALL AFTER EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITHOUT SOLUTIONS?

1. Backup ALL downloaded files, and partially download ".dat" files (I would recommend copying them to your desktop until KL++ is reinstalled)
2. Close all KL++ related tools (avipreview, kdat, ksig, etc..)
3. Uninstall KL++ completely through the "Ad/Remove Programs" in Control Panel
4. Delete the programs folder (usually C:&#092;Program Files&#092;Kazaa Lite or C:&#092;Documents and Settings&#092;user_name&#092;Application Data&#092;Kazaa Lite)
5. Clean all traces of K-Lite from the registry using a program like RegCleaner
   IMPORTANT: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 256986 - Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry
6. Do a virus and spyware scan using the latest deffenitions, remove offending files (Spybot) (AdAware)
7. Download from K-Lite - select "Save As" not "Open". DO NOT DOWNLAOD BETA version of Kazaa Lite K++
8. Make sure nothing else is running on your computer (like other file sharing applications), then install with the settings you like
9. Select the option of "Delete all Kazaa Lite registry keys before installing [This will reset all settings to DEFAULT]"
10. Also select the option of "Supertrick [This will block a lot of advertising on websites]"
11. Copy downloads back to downloads folder (usually C:&#092;My Shared Folder)
    That should do it, hopefully....
12. Start KL++ and enjoy

CORRECTED, thx to Phalkon30 & ShareHolder

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HOW TO DELETE STUBBORN FILES?

• First, a brief explanation on why this happens. This is usually because an active process has an open handle to the file which prevents it from being deleted. Normally if you close down all running programs you&#39;ll find that most files will then be free to delete, but that&#39;s not always the case, and in some cases it may even be a trojan that&#39;s preventing itself from being deleted.

1. MoveFileEx - A Windows function that moves an existing file or directory
   1. IMPORTANT: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 256986 - Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry
   2. The MOVEFILE_DELAY_UNTIL_REBOOT option places an entry under the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE&#092;SYSTEM&#092;CurrentControlSet&#092;Control&#092;Session Manager&#092;PendingFileRenameOperations and the file is moved or deleted (if destination NULL) when the system next reboots. Unfortunately as this is not supported under Windows95/98 an application must use entries in WININIT.ini to achieve the same effect.
   3. BOOL MoveFileEx (LPCTSTR pExistingFilePath, LPCTSTR pNewFilePath, DWORD dwFlags)
      • TRUE if function succeeded
        • pExistingFilePath.......Source path to an existing file
          pNewFilePath............New location for the file
          dwFlags....................Optoions controlling the move
      • Move or rename a file to a new location.
        Only meaningfully implemented on NT. Windows95 returns
        ERROR_CALL_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, use MoveFile instead.
        The source and destination path should be on the same drive as the system can then just change folder entries without actually copying the file contents. If MOVEFILE_COPY_ALLOWED is supplied and the system needs to copy the file it will require the additional disk space for the temporary file, in this case the original file is deleted only after the copy is successful.
   4. The flags allow more control over the move, it can be zero or a combination of the following values :
      • MOVEFILE_REPLACE_EXISTING.......The destination can be overwritten if it exists
        MOVEFILE_COPY_ALLOWED.............Allow a copy if destination on a different drive to the source
        MOVEFILE_DELAY_UNTIL_REBOOT...The move takes place on reboot (NT only)
        MOVEFILE_WRITE_THROUGH...........Do not return until changes flushed to disk (NT only)
   OR
2. Using Windows InProcServer32 process
   1. IMPORTANT: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 256986 - Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry
   2. Open notepad, copy and paste the code below. Then save the file as "avifix.inf" without the quotes
      • ; Windows XP explorer movie fix.
        ;
        ; WARNING - Use this file at your own risk.
        ;
        ; Executing this file will remove a registry key which makes explorer load shmedia.dll.
        ; Simply put, this removes the annoying "permission denied" errors when trying to
        ; move/copy/delete AVI files.
        ;
        ; To use this fix, right-click on the file and select install. Done.
        ;
        ; Information about the registry key from multiple sources.
        ; Inf-file compiled by Moo (2002-03-22).
        ; Idea by Duxus. Thanks to the kind people of "[BBB] Sweden #01", you know who you are&#33;
        ;
        
        [version]
        signature="&#036;Windows NT&#036;"
        
        [DefaultInstall]
        DelReg = Reduce.Reg
        
        [Reduce.Reg]
        HKLM, "SOFTWARE&#092;Classes&#092;CLSID&#092;{87D62D94-71B3-4b9a-9489-5FE6850DC73E}&#092;InProcServer32"
   3. Right-click "avifix.inf" and select install
   OR
3. Delete the file in DOS mode (99.99% success ratio)
   1. Download & install DOS Here (197kb) - "An Explorer Shell Extension to provide easy and quick access to the DOS Prompt in the requested folder"
   2. Open Explorer and go to the directory where the stubborn file resides (DO NOT HIGHLIGHT THE FILE)
   3. Right Click and select "CMD here"
   4. Close all open applications
   5. Open the Task Manager and click on the Processes tab, select "explorer.exe" under Image Name, click "End Process"
   6. You will only have the command prompt and the task manager open
   7. In the Command Prompt, DEL the offending files (DEL *.mpg, DEL mus*.avi, DEL test.wmv, etc.)
   8. The files should now delete without a problem. Now go back to the task manager and click on the Applications tab. Click the "New Task..." button. in the dialog, type explorer.exe and click OK
   OR
4. Delete the file association first
   1. IMPORTANT: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 256986 - Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry
   2. Start >Run >regedit {enter}
   3. Navigate to this key HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT&#092;SystemFileAssociations&#092;.avi&#092;shellex&#092;PropertyHandler
   4. Delete the "Default" key
   5. Close regedit
   6. Follow the above test again, is a simple del doesn&#39;t work
   AND
5. Delete the file in DOS mode
   1. Start >Run >cmd {enter}
   2. Navigate to the folder the file is in, i.e. if its in c:&#092;folder&#092;anotherfolder&#092;file, type "cd c:&#092;folder&#092;anotherfolder" {enter} The coomand prompt should change to let you know you are in the correct directory.
   3. Type "dir /x" {enter}
   4. The offending file will be listed like (filena~1.xxx)
   5. Type attrib -r -s -a -h filename.extension {enter}
   6. Take note of the name and type "del filena~1.xxx" {enter}
   OR
6. Try to take ownership of the file
   1. Right click the file
   2. Select the security Tab
   3. Select properties
   4. Select Advanced
   5. Select Owner
   6. Find the User or group you wish to give ownership to and select it
   7. Click apply
   8. now try deleting it.
   OR
7. If the file is Media (MP3, MPG, AVI, etc...)
   1. Remember the filename (X) and location
   2. Run another file (Y) with the same extension
   3. now Delete the file (X)
      This occurs sometimes when windows thinks that the file (X) ur trying to delete is still open, eventhough u closed the app and the file.
   OR
8. Try one of these small programs
   1. FreeFile - "FreeFile will free a file by finding the process that holds the lock, and allow you to terminate it"
   2. ZAP - "deletes files that are either in use or otherwise cannot be deleted" (works with XP & 2K)
   3. DELLATER (3kb) - "DelLater is the ideal program to use when you can&#39;t delete a file, no matter how hard you try" - This tool does the same as above in Option 1

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HOW TO RESTART DEAD DOWNLOADS?

1. Open KDAT before starting KL++
2. Select one file and click {Delete} on the sources side
3. Small windows pops-up, select {Delete all <Not Stored> sources}
4. Press {Delete}
   Tip: Monitor your files for <Not Stored> sources and delete them

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HOW TO RESOLVE CODECS PROBLEMS? (one possibility)

1. Unistall ALL additional codecs not done by WMP and any video/audio player that might contain CODECS, Reboot if necessary
2. Uninstalled ALL WMP and Reboot if necessary
3. Download K-LITE CODEC PACK or SLD CODEC PAK
4. Install WMP 9 CODECS
5. After the file completed dl, would only start with AVIPrev. - tried fixing the file using 3 programs, all said file is corrupt. so, i dl again from other sources/size and corrected the problem.
6. For further help on Avi and like files go here Divx-Digest and here DVD Dr. Help
7. In some cases, you may need to disable WMP to check for codecs, updates, licenses and soforth. OPTIONS--&#62;PRIVACY--&#62;uncheck "Acquire licenses....", --&#62;PLAYER--&#62;uncheck "Download codecs..." and "Connect to the...."

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HOW TO ELIMINATE BIG PROBLEMS WITH SMALL PROGRAMS?

1. KL++ RELATED
   1. DAT FILE PROBLEM - Most may not need to go further than here. The results these programs give, speaks for itself. thx ilw
   2. DAT VIEW & RENAMER - You can view and manage the contents of your Kazaa (*.dat) partially downloaded files
   3. KAZAA CORRUPTION FIXER (KCF) (42KB) - "Redownload only the corrupted sections of any completed file" *****
   4. KAZAA DAT EDITOR (KDE) - "Allows you to redownload sections of a corrupted file you&#39;ve downloaded"
   5. KLFU (913B) - "Here is where you can download the newest Kazaa Lite K++ Add-On which blocks allot of Child Pornography and allot of other crap you don&#39;t want on your Kazaa Lite K++.*****
   6. MEDIA SEEK (850KB) - "Now it is possible to actually see a preview picture of the movies other users share - *before* you start downloading&#33;" *****
   7. VIDEO LAN - "Is a highly portable multimedia player for various audio and video formats (MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, mp3, ogg, ...) as well as DVDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols. It can also be used as a server to stream in unicast or multicast in IPv4 or IPv6 on a high-bandwidth network"*****
2. CONTROL/MONITOR
   1. CIS - "A free security scanner written and maintained by Cerberus Information Security, Ltd and is designed to help administrators locate and fix security holes in their computer systems. This tool is a must&#33;" To see the checks it does, go HERE - For NT/2K
   2. COOL BEANS SYSTEM INFO (820kb) - "A small but powerful program that monitors your computer&#39;s CPU, physical memory, and swap memory usage"
   3. DEPENDENCY WALKER (406KB) - "A free utility that scans any 32-bit or 64-bit Windows module (exe, dll, ocx, sys, etc.) and builds a hierarchical tree diagram of all dependent modules." Can be helpful to identify missing files/dll after installtion of programs
   4. INSTALL SPY - "A program to help you discover spyware&#33; Track any and all changes to the registry and file system, and also record all shell notification events (e.g. media inserted), when a program is installed, uninstalled, or run. This can warn you of programs trying to install new services, programs that are set to run on reboot, changes to your home page, etc. It&#39;s a highly configurable program that allows you to catch any change to your system. Filtering lets you zoom down to the details that are most important to you"
   5. HHD SRVADMIN - "A very useful as a replacement to the ordinary NT service and device control panel applets, because it repeats and extends the functionality provided by them. Plus, it allows administrators to perform tasks, which usually not available to them without installing Windows NT Resource Kit." For NT/2K
   6. INSTALL RITE - "Includes all the features of InstallWatch and provides "application cloning" as opposed to "disk cloning", simplifying software distribution"
   7. INSTALL WATCH - "Records modifications made to your PC during the installation of software, hardware, or configuration changes"
   8. NTFS READER for DOS - This is an absolutely essential recovery tool if you use NTFS partitions. Add this 147 KB executable file to your Win9x-based boot floppy and it will let you read any NTFS partition and copy off files to any FAT partition. (Don’t be thrown when the page says “Demo software.” It’s outright freeware.) - For NT/2K/XP ONLY
   9. NTSubst - "Extended version of the NT subst command. NtSubst allows you to assign the drive letter not only to any valid path, but also any valid NT Object Manager path." For NT/2000
   10. POWER PROMPT - "will allow you to run programs as System"
   11. PROCESS EXPLORER (150kb) - "The unique capabilities of Process Explorer make it useful for tracking down DLL-version problems or handle leaks, and provide insight into the way Windows and applications work"
   12. REVELATION - Discloses passwords that are only displayed as asterisks. I suppose, ultimately, this is a cracker’s tool; but there are practical, legitimate uses for it, so I decided to post the link. - For 9x/2K/XP. Please use it in good faith.
   13. SHUTDOWN - Small commandline utility that makes it a breeze to log off, shutdown, restart, hibernate, or put in stand-by mode your Win XP computer. It’s the only utility I know that shuts down Win XP and then reliably powers off the computer. For XP ONLY.
   14. STARTUP CPL - "A nifty control panel applet that allows you to easily configure which programs run when your computer starts."
   15. STARTUP MONITOR - "A small utility that runs transparently (it doesn&#39;t even use a tray icon) and notifies you when any program registers itself to run at system startup. It prevents those utterly useless tray applications from registering themselves behind your back, and it acts as a security tool against trojans like BackOrifice or Netbus."
   16. STORM WINDOW - A great and FREE utility for Windows desktop security
   17. TOTAL UNINSTALL (792kb) - " Monitor the installation process or application run and detect the system changes (registry and file system). View and optionally restore the detected changes"
3. FILE
   1. BCWIPE - "Is intended to give you a confidence that your deleted files cannot be recovered by an intruder" For Linux/FreeBSD/OpenBSD/Solaris/Digital UNIX/Irix/Windows
   2. BEST CRYPT - "A Data Encryption system provides the most comprehensive and easy-to-use secure data storage and access control facilities available" For Linux/FreeBSD/OpenBSD/Solaris/Digital UNIX/Irix/Windows
   3. CIA UNERASE - " Is the first product using the CIS technology to recover deleted files. Using CIS, CIA Unerase recovers almost any file you deleted even before you installed CIA Unerase and files where all other solutions on the market failed. CIA Unerase is the smallest, easiest and fastest Unerasing-tool we know"
   4. DELLATER (3kb) - "DelLater is the ideal program to use when you can&#39;t delete a file, no matter how hard you try"
   5. DISKSPAN 3 (488kb) - "A simple utility that adds a choice to your SendTo menu allowing you to quickly and automatically move files anywhere on your computer. If you send a file to a disk, and the disk is too small, you can compress and span file(s) across multiple disks with ease. It uses regular in-house zip compression making the file compatible with other compression programs. When you open a Span file, DiskSpan restores your original files quickly. Compatible with ZIP Disks, tape drives and most other media formats"
   6. FC CUTTER (29kb) - "A small and very fast utility for cutting big files into small. This lets you to carry big files from one computer to another or backup some big files on the floppies."
   7. HIDE IT - Hide running applications
   8. KILL - "Shuts down one or more running Windows NT tasks or processes" - For 2K/XP
   9. KILL95 - Shuts down any processes running in memory
   10. ZAP - "deletes files that are either in use or otherwise cannot be deleted" - For 2K/XP *****
4. GRAPHICS
   1. CLIPPER (341kb) - "An easy-to-use screen capture utility which saves your screenshots automatically in JPEG, GIF, PNG or Windows Bitmap format"
   2. GIF CLEAN (379kb)- "Some Gif creation and/or animation tools embed comments stating information about the tools and sometimes that the GIF was created with shareware and isn&#39;t registered. These comments and data sections take up space and the smaller the image file the less time it takes to download and display on your web page. Gif Cleaner will remove these extraneous structures, making your GIF files leaner and cleaner"
   3. SCREEN RECORDER - "Captures images of the desktop, a window or a user specified region as an AVI file and BMP files. Or &#39;HandyCam&#39; can be used to capture screen"
   4. STRIP FILE (851kb) - "This innovative new utility strips the redundant information often contained in GIF, JPEG, PNG and HTML files, reducing their size by sometimes as much as 40 or 50%"
5. INFORMATION
   1. ADVISOR - Displays all your PC info (hardware/software) on one page
   2. SKRUB THE WEB - "Search Microsoft Knowledge Base, MSDN, Google and Google Groups in a single click"
6. INTERNET
   1. 42 ALWAYS (389kb) - "ISPs often disconnect their users when there is no activity detected for a certain period of time. This software prevents that disconnection from happening. The “AC-Plug” sends periodic signals that will keep your Internet connection active. The program interface consists mainly of a single ON / OFF switch, it is extremely easy to use and requires no technical knowledge or configuration"
   2. AD-AWARE (1.7mb) - "Standard Edition is THE award winning, free, multicomponent detection and removal utility that consistently leads the industry in safety, user satisfaction, support and reliability"
   3. AOL HIDER (475kb) - "Excellent program that simply hides AOL into the task window in the bottom right corner. Makes it look like you have a real internet connection&#33; Compatable with all versions"
   4. CIP - "Is the XPT&#39;s hosts file manager. It is by far the fastest, the most feature-rich, the most interactive and above all the most powerful product of its kind on the market today"
   5. CLEANER - "The most powerful trojan detection and removal program in the world. It can detect every known trojan and keep your system from being infected. Unlike anti-virus programs, The Cleaner can also remove trojans already in your computer"
   6. www.freeproxy.ru&#092;download&#092;dns_resolver.exe]DNS RESOLVER[/url] - "This program resolves list of DNS names to IP addresses or lookups IP to DNS"
   7. FAST CACHE - "Is a caching DNS server that runs on your local machine and handles any DNS request that your computer makes, from Internet Explorer to your favorite FTP client. Once a query is made, FastCache will override the normal timeout for the item with one that you specify, so instead of saving a query for a couple of seconds, it can save it for a couple of days. Now every time you ask for it again while it&#39;s in the cache, it gives it to you instantly"
   8. FAST NET99 - "Is an advanced HOSTS file manager. It speeds up web surfing by using the Windows HOSTS file to cache IP addresses on your local machine. If the HOSTS file is created, your browser (and all other internet applications) will use it to lookup the DNS before contacting the remote DNS server of your ISP. Since the local lookup is faster, you ll save a few milliseconds with each request that can be resolved locally. FastNet99 can automatically check and update the IP addresses in the local HOSTS file, import your browser bookmarks from IE, Netscape and Opera as well as URLs from the browser cache. In addition, the program provides several useful internet utilities, all integrated with the rest of the features. They include an email checker, port scanner, tracereoute, popup killer, internet application launcher, IP Inspector and more"
   9. FPIPE - "FPipe is a source port forwarder/redirector. It can create a TCP or UDP stream with a source port of your choice. This is useful for getting past firewalls that allow traffic with source ports of say 23, to connect with internal servers"
   10. FPORT - "Reports all open TCP/IP and UDP ports and maps them to the owning application"
   11. MAGIC MAIL MONITOR (71kb) - Tiny POP3 compliant Mail Checker: the best choice for checking one or multiple account quickly, at periodic interval. Fully configurable, nice interface
   12. MAILINATOR - "Have you ever needed an email .. NOW? Have you ever gone to a website that asks for your email for no reason (other than they are going to sell your email address to the highest bidder so you get spammed forever)?"
   13. M&#036; JAVA VM (build 3809) - For legal reasons, M&#036; is no longer offering M&#036; Java VM and will stop supporting in January 2004
   14. NET LIMITER [614KB) - "NetLimiter is an ultimate internet traffic control tool" *****
   15. NESSUS - "A security scanner which will audit remotely a given network and determine whether bad guys (aka &#39;crackers&#39;) may break into it, or misuse it in some way." For Linux ONLY
   16. NETSCAN PRO (925kb) - "NETSCAN PRO is the real advanced TCP/IP monitoring utility which allows you to monitor all network activity at your computer. NETSCAN PRO 3.3 has a graphical and text interface which makes the program unique in its kind&#33; It&#39;s very easy to use&#33; All you do is run the program and see all established connections and opened ports at your computer"
   17. NO ADS (215kb) - "Popup killing at its best&#33; This nifty utility is great when surfing websites. If a popup appears, open the program that is in the task tray and double click it and its gone. It will then store it and kill it in the future too. It is the first one I&#39;ve seen that supports AOL&#33; Even works great with programs like KaZaA"
   18. PCS NETWORK TOOLS (1150kb) - "The PCS Network Tools is a collection of essential network diagnostic tools. These tools include DNS resolution which provides the IP Address, Hostname, Hostname Alias, Mailhost, and Name Server Records for an entered host. In addition, the following tools are also included: IP Scanner, Traceroute, Ping, Whois, Finger, Time, Quote of the Day, and extensive Localhost information. Local information includes the hostname, alias, IP address, MAC address, username, Primary Domain Controller, NetBIOS, memory, windows version and build, and other vital information"
   19. PING PLOTTER - "This exceptional GUI-based traceroute tool has features I’ve only seen in expensive industrial-strength tools, including dynamic tracking of changes in node response time — great for tracking a network outage across time. It’s also very fast&#33;" - For NT/2K/XP ONLY
   20. PROXIRAMA (154kb) - "A tool for finding and testing proxy servers. it will test them for anonymity, speed, if it&#39;s a gateway proxy, https support (=chainability) and geographical location. furthermore, it can be used as a local proxy server that redirects your traffic through a arbitrarily long chain of anonymous proxies. it is small, fast, and easy to use"
   21. SPYBOT - SEARCH & DESTORY (3.5mb) - "This free program can detect and remove spyware of different kinds from your computer. Spyware is a relatively new kind of threat that common anti-virus applications do not yet cover"
   22. SPYWARE / ADWARE? - Start here*****
7. TWEAKS
   1. ANSWERS THAT WORK - "Through our support service we often come across problems caused primarily by programs running in the background, programs which in most cases start at the same time as Windows. Sometimes these programs are useful and need to be there; quite often, however, they are not needed, and in too many cases they cause severe problems." This is not a program, however it would be a great small utility if packaged.
   2. ERUNT - "Finally, a tool to back up the Win XP Registry&#33; (Microsoft didn’t include one with Win XP itself.)" - For NT/2K/XP ONLY
      • NTRegOpt is included in the above file - This optimizes the Win NT/2K/XP Registry much as SCANREG /OPT does for Win98/ME.
   3. HIJACK THIS - "HijackThis examines certain key areas of the Registry and Hard Drive and lists their contents. These are areas which are used by both legitimate programmers and hijackers." - USE WITH CAUTION AND AT YOUR RISK
   4. TWEAKUI - THE BEST OF ALL THE PowerToys&#33; This should be standard on every (pre-XP) Windows computer whatsoever&#33; Many new features added.
   5. XTEQ X - "It runs on any Windows version (incl. XP), is clutter-free, easy to use, extensible, powerful, covers any aspect of your computer and has more configuration options than any other tweaker"
8. UTILITIES
   1. DOS HERE (197kb) - "An Explorer Shell Extension to provide easy and quick access to the DOS Prompt in the requested folder"

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:rolleyes: thanks a ton&#33;

to nikita, how do we do da firewall settings to improve ervything?

Nice Set Of Tips There ;)

HOW TO BLOCK ADS AND MAINTAIN THE SUPERTRICK (hosts file - example 1)

1. Get the original FILE KL++ came with (if u don&#39;t have it)
2. Get a list of updated Ad sites from ACCS-NET, SomeoneWhoCares, MVPS, Blood Image, EveryThingIsnt and if you want more then always Google here and here
3. Update file either manually or use HOSTS Manager by simply adding the files from above.

While visiting the sites listed above, enhance your knowledge about HOSTS file and utilize it properly to improve the Ad Blocking on your PC.

1. A sample of an example INFECTED hosts file:
   • # Copyright © 1993-1999 Microsoft Corp.
     #
     # This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.
     #
     # This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each
     # entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should
     # be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.
     # The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one
     # space.
     #
     # Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual
     # lines or following the machine name denoted by a &#39;#&#39; symbol.
     #
     # For example:
     #
     # 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # source server
     # 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com # x client host
     
     127.0.0.1 localhost
     66.159.20.80 moviesheaven.com
     66.159.20.80 vidsvidsvids.com
     66.159.20.80 my-teensex.com
     66.159.20.80 nobullshitmovies.com
     66.159.20.80 watch-xxx.com
     66.159.20.80 wolrdteenparadise.com
     66.159.20.80 www.google.com
     66.159.20.80 worldsex-archives.com
     66.159.20.80 ww2.link-o-rama.com
     66.159.20.80 link-o-rama.com
2. How to Clean manually - simply remove anthing below "127.0.0.1 localhost" or some people have it "0.0.0.0 localhost":
   • # Copyright © 1993-1999 Microsoft Corp.
     #
     # This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.
     #
     # This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each
     # entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should
     # be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.
     # The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one
     # space.
     #
     # Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual
     # lines or following the machine name denoted by a &#39;#&#39; symbol.
     #
     # For example:
     #
     # 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # source server
     # 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com # x client host
     
     127.0.0.1 localhost
3. WINDOWS UPDATE NOTE: Akamai.net is used by Microsoft to host the Windows Update features, known as the "AutoUpdate" and "v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com [63.209.144.181]". In addition, Akamai.net also hosts others, such as ad/spware websites.
   
   So if either feature of the Windows Update is not working and/or you get "Windows Update Failure - Error Code 0x800A138F". Then close ALL broswers&#39; windows, open hosts file, press {CTRL+F}->look for this address "a248.e.akamai.net [63.251.152.201]", without the brackets, and delete it then save and exit. Now try <span style='color:green'>https://a248.e.akamai.net/v4.windows...etmanifest.aspagain. If it works, then go to http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com and get your Updates. If it still does not work then your company or your ISP may be blocking this hostname. Or some anti-ad/spy programs may have this address blocked, such as SPYBLOCKER.
   
   DO NOT DELETE ALL AKAMAI.NET SITES, OTHERWISE YOU WILL END UP WITH AD/SPY SITES POPING BACK.
   Below is a small sample of hundreds of the Akamai.net servers that process ad/spy sites:
   • 0.0.0.0 a08.g.akamai.net
   • 0.0.0.0 a1.g.akamai.net
   • 0.0.0.0 a10.g.akamai.net
   • 0.0.0.0 a100.g.akamai.net
   • 0.0.0.0 a100.g.akamaitech.net
   • 0.0.0.0 a1016.g.akamai.net
   • 0.0.0.0 a1028.g.akamai.net
   • 0.0.0.0 a1032.g.akamai.net
   • 0.0.0.0 a104.g.akamai.net
   • 0.0.0.0 a1040.g.akamai.net
   • 0.0.0.0 a1061.g.akamai.net
   • 0.0.0.0 a1066.g.akamai.net
   • 0.0.0.0 a108.g.akamai.net
   • 0.0.0.0 a11.g.akamai.net
   • 0.0.0.0 a1100.g.akamai.net
   • 0.0.0.0 a111.g.akamai.net
   • 0.0.0.0 a1156.g.akamai.net
   • 0.0.0.0 a1168.g.akamai.net
   • 0.0.0.0 a117.g.akamaitech.net
   • 0.0.0.0 a1172.g.akamaitech.net
   • 0.0.0.0 a1180.g.akamai.net
   • 0.0.0.0 a1196.g.akamai.net
   • 0.0.0.0 a12.g.akamai.net
   • 0.0.0.0 a12.g.akamaitech.net
   • 0.0.0.0 a1208.g.akamai.net
   • 0.0.0.0 a1224.g.akamaitech.net
   • 0.0.0.0 a1228.g.akamai.net
   • 0.0.0.0 a1234.g.akamai.net
   • 0.0.0.0 a1240.g.akamaitech.net
   • 0.0.0.0 a1252.g.akamai.net
   • 0.0.0.0 a1261.g.akamai.net
   • 0.0.0.0 a1284.g.akamai.net
   • 0.0.0.0 a13.g.akamai.net
   • 0.0.0.0 a1300.g.akamai.net
   • 0.0.0.0 a1316.g.akamai.net
   • 0.0.0.0 a1356.g.akamai.net
   • 0.0.0.0 a1360.g.akamai.net
   • 0.0.0.0 a1380.g.akamai.net
   • 0.0.0.0 a14.g.akamai.net
4. <span style='color:red'>FINAL NOTE: If you open the hosts file (C:&#092;WINDOWS&#092;system32&#092;drivers&#092;etc) and see most if not all addresses have an IP addressess other than 127.0.0.1 or 0.0.0.0 then RUN windows update then an Anti-Virus program, then go back to my first point.
   The Fortnight virus makes changes in your hosts file:
   • C:&#092;WINDOWS&#092;system32&#092;drivers&#092;etc&#092;hosts or C:&#092;WINNT&#092;system32&#092;drivers&#092;etc&#092;hosts. The Windows hosts file serves to associate host names with IP addresses. The hosts file dropped by this virus contains of a list of URLs, each associated with a bogus IP address.
   REFERENCE: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-011 and HOSTS file

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Now continue to example 2
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Originally posted by nikita69@7 September 2003 - 00:51
[*]once u stop the search, if the file u want has a lot of resources, the click on the plus sign[*]highlight the highest bw user, right click and "find more for this user"

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nikita,

I was wondering if you could clarify this part a bit: what exactly does "find more for this user" do? I realize that it&#39;s supposed to make things faster somehow, but I don&#39;t understand how it does this.

don&#39;t be a jackass java he ment find more sources for this Download we should be thanking this person for sharing his knowledge not mock him for his mistype...<_<

Nice work Nikita Keep up the good work &#33;&#33;

HELPFUL LINKS:
Please note that sometime you may need to try several of these tips to get to a solution.

1. KL++ RELATED
   1. Privacy Protection - IMPORTANT
      Are you afraid of the entertainment industry? Does your country have stupid copyright laws? You don&#39;t share because you are afraid you get caught for doing so? The newest versions of Kazaa Lite (2.10 build 3 and newer) have the solution for you&#33; It is now possible to prevent other people from listing your shared files (find more from same user). Go to Options -> More Options. There you can enable the option to prevent people from listing your shared files.
      There is just one little downside to this, because it may let people think that you are not sharing any files. But for some people privacy is what counts. Enabling the option doesn&#39;t mean that you don&#39;t share files anymore&#33; People just can&#39;t list your shared files anymore. In fact more people should be able to start sharing because of this. 5 Reasons Not To Be Afraid Of The Riaa - Proxy Servers (thx PAUL) - For A L L That Use P2p Or Share Files, The Time Is Now - It Must End (EFF) - Using Proxies With Kazaa (kl++) thx REALITY
   2. Working Urls For The Main Website
   3. Working Urls for the DOWNLOAD site - IMPORTANT
   4. Forum Rules - IMPORTANT
   5. Online KL++ FAQ - Downloadable F.A.Q (right-click and &#39;save target as&#39;) - IMPORTANT
   6. New(bie) F.a.q - IMPORTANT-thx sharedholder
   7. How To Post Verifieds, Sig2Dat and K-Sig Tutorials - IMPORTANT-thx Paul
   8. Strange Sound, Screeching Songs - IMPORTANT
   9. Can&#39;t Connect? - TRY HERE, OR HERE, OR HERE
   10. Only 1 User Online? - TRY HERE
   11. .dat file problem? - TRY HERE
   12. Are there any MAJOR bugs with the latest KL++ version?
       - No. If you are having problems, then try all solutions from the problems section of the FAQ and search on the forum for a similar problem, because there is a 99% chance that there already exist a topic about it. From the man himself, PAUL.
       http://www.chinkii.com/uploads/album...ite++Volun.JPG_http://www.chinkii.com/uploads/album...KaZaAVolun.JPG
   13. PC stops responding, shuts down or reboots? TRY HERE, OR HERE, OR HERE, OR HERE, OR HERE, OR HERE, OR HERE
   14. Did U pay for KL++? TRY HERE
   15. KL++ and Linux - TRY HERE, AND HERE
   16. ALL TOOLS - "The starting point where you can find dozens of the most useful tools available online."
2. OTHERS RELATED
   1. DNS STUFF - This site will provide you with DNS Timing, WHOIS Lookup, Abuse Lookup, WHOIS Search, URL deobfuscator, Free E-mail Lookup, Spam database lookup, Reverse DNS lookup, IPWHOIS Lookup, NetGeo IP Lookup, IP Routing Lookup, CIDR/Netmask Lookup, DNS lookup, Tracert, Ping, ISP cached DNS lookup & Decimal IPs
   2. MAILINATOR - "Have you ever needed an email .. NOW? Have you ever gone to a website that asks for your email for no reason (other than they are going to sell your email address to the highest bidder so you get spammed forever)?"
   3. Online JPEG compressor - "Can help you to make your pages load faster by reducing the size of your JPEG files. It will display multiple versions of a given image compressed at different levels for you to pick the smallest image at the best possible image quality you require"
   4. PARANOIA REMAILER - "Mail, News, Type2 & SSL Encryption. An anonymous remailer is a computer which has been configured to run remailer software. This software is a specialized kind of email server software. Unlike average email server which goes to great lengths to log all incoming/outgoing traffic and add identifying and traceable info to its outgoing mail (in the form of headers) remailer software ensures that outgoing mail has been STRIPPED CLEAN of any identifying information&#33; Thus the name &#39;anonymous&#39; remailer"
   5. Management of Internet Names and Addresses

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HOW TO TEST WHY YOU CAN ONLY DOWNLOAD FROM ONE USER?

1. Drop any firewalls, exit completely
2. Close Peer Guardian and alike
3. Leave ONLY your Anti-Virus running
4. Do a port change again in KL++. Go to 65000 for now and see if it helps. It does incredible things for me
5. Do not block bad IP ranges- this is temporary, for testing purposes
6. Don&#39;t disable 1214
7. Change max uploads to 3
8. Change downloads to 6, increase this slowly if you get results
9. No extra idle bandwidth
10. Turn off Auto Search
11. Now do a search for shania twain- yeah whatever, but there are a million sources&#33;
12. Let the search run for at least 2 minutes
13. Stop the search and select a variety of those results with medium bandwidth and bitrate. about 20 different files for now, both video and audio
14. Open a command prompt with NetScan Pro 3.3 installed
15. Enable logging in NetScan Pro 3.3
16. Close and reopen NetScan
17. Now view logs if there are any active connections showing.
18. Get any remote IP&#39;s and in the command prompt, type netstat -s 5 to show statistics. do a copy save for future refference
19. If you&#39;re familiar with ping, use the command prompt. If not, get a copy of PCS Network Tools by O&#39;Reilly and enter the IP&#39;s shown in the NetScan Pro logs. try the ping 3 times for each one and record results
20. If you have NeoTrace, do a trace route on each IP that connects. record the hops info and ping times, packet loss
21. If you still aren&#39;t getting connections, It&#39;s time to go into the dats for IP info and follow the ping and traces above
22. If none of this helps "get" sources, at least you&#39;ll have the stats needed to properly analyze what&#39;s happening and we can go from there.

thx Balamm

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HOW TO DO A CLEAN INSTALL AFTER EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITHOUT SOLUTIONS?
Close all KL++ related tools (avipreview, kdat, ksig, etc..)
Uninstall KL++
download from www.k-lite.tk - select "Save As" not "Open"
Start installing KL++
Select the option of "Delete all Kazaa Lite registry keys before installing [This will reset all settings to DEFAULT]"
Also select the option of "Supertrick [This will block a lot of advertising on websites]"
Start KL++ and enjoy

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You forget some things ,just take a look. ;)

Credit goes to Phalkon30

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How to clean install Kazaa Lite K++
Why did I throw this together? I&#39;ve had to explain a clean install so many times lately...so from now on I will just refer to this thread, I suggest others do to to save time, and keep a uniform way of clean installing
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Why clean install? It can fix many problems with kazaa, for instance if you are getting error messages, or kazaa will refuse to start. It is also a good idea to clean install with every new version, you could just install over an older version, but this will sometimes cause problems, I recommend a clean install
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How do I perform a clean install?

1). Back up all downloaded files, and partially downloaded .dat files (I would recommend copying them to your desktop until K-lite is reinstalled)

2). Uninstall kazaa lite completely through the ad/remove programs thing in the control panel

3). Delete the programs folder (usually C:&#092;Program Files&#092;Kazaa Lite)
4). Clean all traces of K-Lite from the registry using a program like RegCleaner (WARNING, editing the registry can be dangerous if you don&#39;t know what you&#39;re doing, make sure to USE YOUR HEAD, if you removed something you didn&#39;t want to, don&#39;t worry, just use the back up in this program)

5). Do a virus and spyware scan using the latest deffenitions, remove offending files (Spybot) (AdAware)

6). Go to www.k-lite.tk and download the latest NON BETA version of Kazaa Lite K++

7). Make sure nothing else is running on your computer (like other file sharing applications), then install with the settings you like

8). Copy downloads back to downloads folder (usually C:&#092;My Shared Folder)
That should do it, hopefully....

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thx sharedholder, all wise inputs are always welcomed.

Great work nikita69, this topic is now pinned.

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HOW TO DOWNLOAD FASTER? (example 2)

1. Open KaZaa Lite.
2. Open KaZuperNodes
3. Press F6 for Favorites
4. Highlight ALL IPs and click http://image.uploader.net/uploaded/CI18Q60.jpg "Delete"
5. Press F5 for KaZaa Supernode List
6. Click http://www.fasttrackhelp.com/develop...ages/check.gif "Check Status"
7. Upon completion, sort by Status
8. Highlight ONLY the IPs with "Supernode" status
9. Press Ctrl+F for "Add to Favorites"
10. Click http://www.fasttrackhelp.com/develop...ages/check.gif "Check Status"
11. Upon completion, sort by Status
12. Highlight and delete any IP that does not have "Supernode" status
13. Sort by "Response Time"
14. Delete any supernode that has a response time of higher than ZERO
15. Click http://www.fasttrackhelp.com/develop...ges/locate.gif to "Localize"
16. Sort by Country, State or City
17. Hold down the Shift key while pressing http://www.fasttrackhelp.com/develop...ages/UseSN.jpg "Connect to new Supernode" (this step allows you to switch supernodes without disconnecting your downloads/uploads)
18. Go back to KaZaa Lite and check the speed of your downloads
19. If it&#39;s faster, then go to KaZuperNodes, highlight that IP and Press CTRL+L to add to your "SuperList"
20. Make sure you save the "SuperList" and next time you want to another IP to to that "SuperList", open the file first
21. If it&#39;s not fast enough for YOU, then jump to another supernode until you find the fastest for YOU

The following steps are another or additional tips to maintain those "Favorite/SuperList" supernodes (please note that it can be tedious to maintain):

1. Add the fastest Supernodes, from above, found from the nearest location to YOU to Favorites or SuperList and export IPs and name them "My Best SN.kzn or .kzf" format
2. The following day, load "My Best SN" file and check their status
3. Delete the "Unknown" IPs
4. Leave the IP&#39;s with "Client" status, because in most cases they will come around again to become "Supernode"
5. Continue doing the above steps for couple or more days
6. After that, you would have a list of Supernodes who are in most cases up most if not all the times
7. Continue to update it every-now-and-then

Note: The following steps are based on the latest KaZupernodes version
Note to KaZuperNodes programmers: Use the above steps as an example to eliminate most of these steps by adding them to context menu or shortcut

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Originally posted by nikita69@18 September 2003 - 18:31
HOW TO DOWNLOAD FASTER? (example 2)

• Open KaZaa Lite.
  
• Open KaZuperNodes
  
• Press F6 for Favorites
  
• Highlight ALL IPs and click http://image.uploader.net/uploaded/CI18Q60.jpg "Delete"
  
• Press F5 for KaZaa Supernode List
  
• Click http://www.fasttrackhelp.com/develop...ages/check.gif "Check Status"
  
• Upon completion, sort by Status
  
• Highlight ONLY the IPs with "Supernode" status
  
• Press Ctrl+F for "Add to Favorites"
  
• Click http://www.fasttrackhelp.com/develop...ages/check.gif "Check Status"
  
• Upon completion, sort by Status
  
• Highlight and delete any IP that does not have "Supernode" status
  
• Sort by "Response Time"
  
• Delete any supernode that has a response time of higher than ZERO
  
• Click http://www.fasttrackhelp.com/develop...ges/locate.gif to "Localize"
  
• Sort by Country, State or City
  
• Hold down the Shift key while pressing http://www.fasttrackhelp.com/develop...ages/UseSN.jpg "Connect to new Supernode" (this step allows you to switch supernodes without disconnecting your downloads/uploads)
  
• Go back to KaZaa Lite and check the speed of your downloads
  
• If it&#39;s faster, then go to KaZuperNodes, highlight that IP and Press CTRL+L to add to your "SuperList"
  
• Make sure you save the "SuperList" and next time you want to another IP to to that "SuperList", open the file first
  
• If it&#39;s not fast enough for YOU, then jump to another supernode until you find the fastest for YOU
  

The following steps are another or additional tips to maintain those "Favorite/SuperList" supernodes (please note that it can be tedious to maintain):

• Add the fastest Supernodes, from above, found from the nearest location to YOU to Favorites or SuperList and export IPs and name them "My Best SN.kzn or .kzf" format
  
• The following day, load "My Best SN" file and check their status
  
• Delete the "Unknown" IPs
  
• Leave the IP&#39;s with "Client" status, because in most cases they will come around again to become "Supernode"
  
• Continue doing the above steps for couple or more days
  
• After that, you would have a list of Supernodes who are in most cases up most if not all the times
  
• Continue to update it every-now-and-then
  

Note: The following steps are based on the latest KaZupernodes version

RESULTS WILL VARY
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OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO&#33;&#33;&#33; :o :o :o :o Nikita69,you really rock&#33;&#33;

thx shareholder. yet it&#39;s my humble experience and some wise posts that are easily ignored. i tend to always find myself looking at the opposite direction of people. :)

Hey nikita69 you have posted some cool tips. I have got a little problem. I have high speed internet and my download speed is very slow. I am downloading a video file and the size is 667630kb. It is taking me over 20 hours to download and i have been trying all of the speed up softwares. The speedup softwares do not work and some of your tips do not work. I was woundering if you could help me buy trying to make the file size - 667630kb smaller?. I would be very grateful if you could help me.

Thanks

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Originally posted by KazaaLiteUser99@18 September 2003 - 21:14
Hey nikita69 you have posted some cool tips. I have got a little problem. I have high speed internet and my download speed is very slow. I am downloading a video file and the size is 667630kb. It is taking me over 20 hours to download and i have been trying all of the speed up softwares. The speedup softwares do not work and some of your tips do not work. I was woundering if you could help me buy trying to make the file size - 667630kb smaller?. I would be very grateful if you could help me.

Thanks

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Noobs, please put ur question in the QUESTIONS sections not here. thx.

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thx. please post it in QUESTIONS or send it via PM. btw, did u read these tips?

CHEERS MARRA :-) .

HOW TO DOWNLOAD FASTER? (example 3)
The following problems may occur in your case unless you make specific configuration changes (PC, KL++, Router and others related):

1. Cable/DSL modem connection will be continually hitting the rate cap, leading to apparent poor bandwidth for KL++
2. Ping times will look bad
3. Traceroutes will look bad, even on the very first hop to the local UBR
4. Online games will show terrible latency when run with KL++ or any P2P
5. Firewall might detect hundreds or thousands of incoming connection attempts
6. If your PC is behind a NAT router, the P2P application might not work properly
7. PC might be acting as a SuperNode server, passing on search requests from other KL++ users
8. The problem of hitting the rate cap is the same in nature as for on-line gaming. The KL++ sees a network connection via an ethernet or USB interface and assumes a fast network such as a LAN. It may not realize that the Cable/DSL modem connection will impose a rate cap. As soon as KL++ traffic hits the rate cap (especially the upload rate cap), ping times will go through the roof, and other applications will suffer. The general strategy to avoid this is:
   1. Configure the internal rate cap found in KL++ Options to be substantially less than the Cable/DSL modem upload rate cap
   2. If it doesn&#39;t, make sure that you can totally close down the any application, such as online games
   3. On a low bandwidth cable/DSL connection (e.g. 32 kbps upload cap or less), you must turn off SuperNode support
   4. KL++ will expect to receive incoming connections from other users
   5. If you run a firewall or a NAT router, you must configure them to accept those connections, otherwise KL++ might not work properly, and/or your firewall log might be inundated with messages about attempted connections
   6. Having said all of that, there isn&#39;t a program, that I&#39;m aware of, that controls your internet traffic better than NETLIMITER
   TIP: If your Cable or DSL service suddenly have connection problems, slow or failed loading of some webpages, or low upstream/downstream speeds. THEN completely turn off the computer that is connected to your cable modem. Pull out the plug to the cable modem power cord so that no electrical power goes to it. Wait 10 - 15 minutes. Plug the power cord back in. Allow the cable modem 2 - 3 minutes to reset. Turn the computer back on. In most cases, this will restore your cable connection back to normal.

Note: The following steps are based on the Cable/DSL connection, further detail can be explained HERE?. thx Switeck

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KL++ TOP 20
MOST REPEATED QUESTIONS, "PROBLEMS" AND "CONCERNS" KL++ USERS TALK ABOUT, YET MISS/FAIL TO SEARCH THE BOARD TO FIND THE POSTED ANSWERS/FACTS:

2. KL++ keeps saying "connecting" and doesn&#39;t connect
3. Why do the songs I download have this screeching noise in it?
4. Corrupt Download- how to correct corrupt download?
5. Where Are My Files?
6. Participation Level-Can it go over 1000?
7. KL++ has major bugs, I&#39;m sure of that.
8. Playing Music And Video-files-Kazaa is not playing my files&#33;
9. Can&#39;t Choose A Supernode&#33;
10. Only One User?-I am the only user logged on&#33;
11. Whats The Best Port Connection?
12. Avi Preview-won&#39;t play the movies
13. Why Do My Files Never Get Shared?
14. Can I Search For A User?
15. Kazaalite.kpp Is Trying To Send Email?
16. The Red Cross Problem-firewall problem?
17. I keep getting red x&#39;s in my search results. What does it mean?
18. What do I do with a .bin file?
19. I have a high speed internet connection, why are my downloads so slow?
20. When a file has many sources, why do I end up downloading from only two?
21. I just activated my Kazaagold, how do I connect?

Note: Links to the above list will be provided soon to better assist you. thx SH, EJ, Lam & MM

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HOW TO KNOW IF YOUR DOWNLOAD IS A FAKE BEFORE IT FINISHES?
SAVE TIME AND LOT OF BANDWIDTH DETECTING FAKES EARLY. USEFUL ONLY FOR VERY LARGE FILES

1- For video files (AVI, DIVX, MPEG, etc), use AVI Preview+.
- From the Traffic tab, right click on the download and select Preview with -> AVI Preview.
- If AVI Preview doesn&#39;t open the movie, use VideoLAN as your second option.
- Include both AVIPreview and VideoLAN in KL Extensions Tools menu.
- If the movie is a fake, stop the player and cancel the download.

2- For ISO images and compressed files (EXE, ZIP, RAR, etc), use KDat and WinRAR.
- Open KDat and find the file name of the .DAT file in "My Shared Folder" for the file that you want to verify.
- Then open "My Shared Folder", select the .DAT file and make a copy of it (copy & paste in the same directory). This step is required, because the .DAT file is still in use by Kazaa Lite.
- Rename the new copy of the .DAT file to VERIFY.RAR and double click on it (it other words, open it with Winrar).

You probably will be able to read the table of content of the compressed file or ISO, and verify if the file is a fake or not. In some cases you will be able to repair the RAR and extract some files even when the full file haven&#39;t downloaded completely.

This also let you identify if the compressed file has password.

NOTE: Remember to delete VERIFY.RAR

3- For audio files (MP3, WMA, etc), use the internal preview of Kazaa/Kazaa Lite K++.
- If the internal preview doesn&#39;t work, open KDat to identify the file name of the .DAT file in "My Shared Folder" for the file that you want to verify.
- Then open "My Shared Folder", select the .DAT file and make a copy of it (copy & paste in the same directory). This step is required, because the .DAT file is still in use by Kazaa Lite.
- Rename the new copy of the .DAT file to VERIFY.MP3 and open it with Winamp2.

NOTE: Remember to delete VERIFY.MP3

Due audio files are normally small and these steps require a couple of minutes, this last tip is only useful for user with slow connection, MP3 downloading at slow rate or downloads of full albums in a single MP3.

You can skip the KDat step in tips #2 and #3 if you only have one download in progress (a single .DAT in "My Shared Folder"). If have a few downloads you can also guess the .DAT by the size of the file.

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http://www.aldostools.com

Thank you aldo for these tips, i&#39;ve been meaning to cover that topic. great job and please feel free to continue this trend. I&#39;m certain this topic is helping KL++ users enhance their knowledge. :)

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ONE LINERS THAT CAN HELP YOU RESOLVE/UNDERSTAND YOUR PROBLEM:

1. When computer crashes while KL++ is running, some if not all downloads became corrupted
2. Kazaa Lite will delete corrupted download when it starts, because it cannot resume them

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DEFAULT SETTINGS IN KL++ THAT DO NOT NEED TO BE CHANGED:
The purpose of this list is simple, many new users, for whatever reason they change some of these settings that could affect their download/upload speed or their privacy protection.

1. Username - These are not unique
2. Email - Fake e-mail address
3. Country - This setting is not important
4. Shared Folder - If you change your download location and have some unfinished downloads, move all of them to the new folder, but don&#39;t delete the old folder yet till all have finished downloading
5. Maximum number of search results - This is the maximum amount of search results returned for a single search. The value should be between 1 and 200 (default)
6. Do not function as a supernode - If you disable it (default), then you could be a supernode once in a while
7. Filter file types that can potentially contain a virus - This will filter out ALL filetypes that could possibly contain a virus or other malicious software
8. Filter out files that I cannot download due to firewalls - This will filter out files from the search results that are shared by people who are behind a firewall that is configured to block uploads
9. Filter bogus music and video files - This will filter out files that have a file-extension of a video or music file, but aren&#39;t actually real video or music files
10. Network name - This is what will appear behind the @ after your username
11. Other users can&#39;t cut in line - This will prevent people with a high PL from booting people with a lower PL out of your uploads. That way you will be uploading at a first come first serve basis. This will result in a higher amount of succesful uploads
12. Block Bad IP Ranges - It mostly blocks organisations that try to monitor illegal filesharing activity or that try to spread fake files on the network
13. Users can&#39;t get a list of all your shared files - This will prevent other people from being able to see a list with all of your shared files. This is a very powerful option in the battle against the organisations that try to monitor filesharing activity. It prevents them from acquiring any evidence
14. Disable port 1214 - This improves your privacy and security. Note that this option only works if you have set a different port as 1214 for incoming connections (firewall tab)
15. Limits - Here you can set the maximum number of active downloads and uploads
    1. Dial-up users should have between 2 and 6 downloads and 2 uploads
    2. Users with basic cable and ADSL variants should have between 4 and 8 downloads and between 3 and 6 uploads
    3. Users with fast cable and ADSL variants should have between 6 and 10 downloads and between 5 and 10 uploads
    4. Users a high speed connection (corporate LAN, university networks) should have between 10a nd 16 downloads and between 10 and 16 uploads
    5. NOTE: It is not a good idea to set the number of uploads to unlimited. This will result in many very slow uploads. It is better to set it at a value of for example 10

REFERENCE: KL++ v2.4.3 FAQ

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Nikita,

the tips are great....but why arent you adding them to your pinned topic?

PM a MOD, when your ready to add them there....

I have been doing so, except this was left as is for quick linking to the tips needed for some new users and incase other members wanna add to it and they have. anyways, feel free to close it, if ud like. :)

hi,

i looked through your whole kazaa tips/problems section and i still can&#39;t find anything related to my problem with the queued files that you responded to a few days back.
i&#39;m wondering why my files automatically go to "queued", i&#39;ve already checked my max # of downloads and i&#39;ve also tried resuming the d/l. my kazaa connection is also connected.
you seem to know what you&#39;re talking about and any help would be appreciated&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;

thanks in advance&#33;

I remember, let continue the troubleshoot in the topic u already created. I left u a note there. We&#39;re trying to keep the TIPS section w/o question. thx for understanding. :)

HOW TO AVOID FAKE MUSIC FILES? (two examples)

2. VISUAL
   http://www.divxland.org/images/FakesDetect.gif
   
   The following are typical characteristics of fake/unwanted music files:
   1. The amount of users with the same copy is extremely big.
   2. The file name or title name contains numbers like (1) or whatever between ().
   3. The length/file size is too big (or too small) compared with normal songs, witht the rest of the files, and/or the lenght you suppose it may have.
   4. The same user is repeatedly sharing copies of the same file (typically with altered names).
   5. The length/file size of supposed copies of the same file differs from user to user.
   6. The bandwidth of the file is extremely big compared to the rest. The download is really fast (if you reach a stable 9-10 Kbps with a 56 K modem, this is highly a fake MP3).
   7. When downloading a file, you notice it is restarted at some point (rare).
3. PROGRAMS
   1. MP3 Checker - "This program is designed to rapidly scan lots of MP3 for RIAA corruption, the so called "Screechy MP3&#39;s" syndrome, it can be very useful for checking large music collections"
      http://www.chinkii.com/uploads/album...hecker_ilw.jpg
   2. MP3 Autoscanner - "This small command line program is designed to work with the KLExtension&#39;s file organiser so that as soon as an MP3 is downloaded it is scanned and if bad is sent to a different folder."
      http://www.geocities.com/ian_l_willi...oscansetup.jpg
4. CREATE CLEAN FILES
   • GUIDE FOR MAKING HIGH QUALITY MP3 FILES

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HOW TO DOWNLOAD FASTER? (example 4)

1. Limit your upload bandwidth to something SUSTAINABLE for your connection. You may have 256 kilobits/sec (32 KILOBYTES/sec) max upload bandwidth -- but things will go very badly if you try to set uploads to that speed.
2. Try to limit 1 upload max PER every ~32 kilobits/sec (4 KILOBYTES/sec) you give to uploads. So at 24 or 32 kilobits/sec, it&#39;s best to leave uploads to 1.
   1-3 uploads at 64 kilobits/sec (depending on filesize and demand for it.)
   1. ~3-5 at 128 kilobits/sec.
   2. ~5-10 at 256 kilobits/sec.
3. You can use MORE uploads at once if almost all of your files are small and can still transfer quickly (like within an hour.) But if you&#39;re sharing 500+ MB movies, uploading at <4 KB/sec PER upload spot means you&#39;ll probably NEVER finish an upload of one of them.
4. Max downloads seems to have at least a minor influence on how many sources PER download. KL++ WILL try at once if more than 1 download is already going. If you don&#39;t expect lots of sources PER download AND the files you&#39;re looking for is very rare, then you can set max downloads as high as the 50 max IF you have at least a 1 megabit connection. You might also gain some improvement by reducing sources per download to 4-10, because KL++ may have to be using memory based on the POTENTIAL of 20+ sources per download.
5. If you&#39;re downloading few files at a time -- but ones with LOTS of sources, you might be better off setting max downloads at 5 or lower&#33; This might also require setting sources per download to 40 or more if it isn&#39;t already.
   • NOTE: Downloads that are in the connecting OR SEARCHING state count AGAINST your download max&#33;
6. Block ip port 1214 in KL++ -- it cuts down some on erroneous message traffic and RIAA scanner bots. (even if not a privacy issue, why waste bandwidth?)
7. Port-forward whatever ip port KL++ uses in your Linksys router to your computer (or whatever router you may have, if you have one).
8. Use KaNAT -- a Kazaa/KL++ add-on for router users to tell KL++ what your INTERNET ip is... otherwise, your connection is automatically firewalled, which BLOCKS all downloads and uploads from OTHER firewalled connections.
9. Get TCP/IP Optimizer if you&#39;re on Win 9x/ME -- it&#39;ll still help for Win 2k/XP, but it&#39;s not nearly as useful there. (Just make sure not to let it make more than 5-10 connections PER HTTP server under advanced&#33;)
10. Win 9x/ME has a 100 ip connections at once LIMIT -- exceed that and expect disasters, so keep that in mind too with all your settings&#33; Even though Win 2k/XP can go MUCH higher, that doesn&#39;t mean your connection, cpu, ram, or hard drive can keep up without slowing down other programs.
11. If you&#39;re getting 0.5-1 KB/sec instead of sub 0.1 KB/sec speeds, then it&#39;s quite probably just the speeds OTHERS are sending out at.
    1. There is a common misconception that it&#39;s faster/better to allow more uploads at once and ALSO the belief that if they have a 1,500k cablemodem/ADSL connection that they can download AND upload that fast.
    2. Problem is, from the people you are downloading from, their REAL max upload speed for purposes of KL++ is often only about 13 KB/sec -- so if they are set at 10 max uploads at once, that works out to be only about 1 KB/sec each. The &#39;extra&#39; 3 KB/sec gets lost because the 10 uploads at once &#39;fight it out&#39; over the limited upload bandwidth. Had they set uploads to 20, then the average upload speed would probably be under 0.5 KB/sec.
       • This is NOT because there&#39;s something wrong with their connection, but only that they don&#39;t know what they have and they are overloading it -- creating the problem&#33;
12. So find out what YOUR connection can do and don&#39;t let uploads exceed that -- because if they do, it&#39;ll slow not just your downloads but your UPLOADS as well&#33;
13. If you have <15 KB/sec upload for KL++, please don&#39;t set uploads higher than about 6 -- so each one goes at least 2 KB/sec if possible.
14. If you have a &#39;pool&#39; of 100 sources, then the probability that an available one is FAST (>5 KB/sec) is very low compaired to the probability that you&#39;ll get a 0.5-1 KB/sec source -- there&#39;s just LOTS more slow sources because people which allow 10+ uploads at once &#39;count&#39; as more sources than people which only allow 1 or 2 uploads at once.
15. To top this off, capping/throttling/crippling/blocking ISPs reduce these speeds even further -- YOUR KL++ MAY NOT BE CRIPPLED BY YOUR ISP, BUT MANY OF THE PEOPLE YOU ARE DOWNLOADING FROM PROBABLY ARE&#33;
16. ...and if that&#39;s bad enough, Kazaa/KL++ will block off ALL connections to firewalled/router sources if you are firewalled/on a router yourself. It won&#39;t TELL you it&#39;s doing this, it just will&#33; You MAY even be considered firewalled in Kazaa because of your ISP&#39;s doing even if they&#39;re NOT really blocking Kazaa completely (changing ip ports and blocking port 1214 in KL++ can help.) If that&#39;s NOT the case, you need to check and recheck from time to time that you are NOT firewalled for purposes of using KL++. AND if you&#39;re behind a router and want better accessability, you NEED to port-forward AND run KaNAT&#33;
17. AND ON TOP OF ALL THAT, you still need to minimize jumping of supernodes by KL++. Supernode jumping is an automatic thing that happens about once every hour to 6 hours -- however running extended searches can cause supernode jumping ever 5 minutes, which can cause almost immediate loss of all the firewalled/router sources you&#39;re downloading from&#33;
    1. A sign that it&#39;s about to do so, is if each search attempt only lasts a couple seconds before quitting. So that means don&#39;t do lots of searches at one time and wait a few minutes (5-15) before doing another if it&#39;s about to jump. Even clicking find more sources on lots of your downloads in your downloads window OR running the download accelerator for extended periods at high speed (retry quicker than every 5 minutes) can cause earlier supernode jumping.
    2. On the other hand, supernode jumping is VERY desireable if you have few/no active downloads and AREN&#39;T finding any new sources with your searches.

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CREDIT/OTHER:Switeck for putting it together

can you post a tip on how to post a tip please :lol: :lol:

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can you post a tip on how to post a tip please&nbsp; :lol:&nbsp; :lol:

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