Kazaa
 

Does anyone here use Kazaa to download music? If so, do you know how to look up other users and add them to a buddy list? I've been trying to do this for the past half hour and can't find any answers. Thanks.

Re: Kazaa
 

Dude, Kazaa messes up your computer. If I were you, I would uninstall Kazaa.

Then I would go to http://download.com.com/3000-2094-10045910.html and install and run that program to get rid of the crap Kazaa did to your computer.

Then I would go to http://www.kazaalite.com and download and run that. That's a modified version of Kazaa without all the messed up crap on there.

-Rudey

Unfortunatly, SDSU put up a bunch of firewalls, so the luxury of having T1 is less enthusing when EVERY SINGLE D/L Program (Kazaa, LimeWire, Songspy, Winmx, iMesh) will not work.

Re: Re: Kazaa
 

what does kazaa do to your computer?

Try www.bearshare.com

I have this and use it. It works great.

I got rid of Kazaa and switched to Kazaa Lite which is definitely better.

Re: Re: Re: Kazaa
 

I'd like details too. All I've noticed so far is that it makes my 1.2Ghz, 256MB RAM, XP laptop run so incredibly slowly you can barely open another program. What else does it do?

Re: Re: Re: Re: Kazaa
 

I have never used it personally, but my guess is that it installs so-called "spyware" onto your computer. It tracks your surfing habits and pops up targeted advertisements.

You can download a free program to scan your computer for these programs. It will also remove them for you. Go to

http://www.lavasoftusa.com

and download AdAware.

I have kazaa and haven't noticed anything too terribly odd. I run on a cable modem though so everything seems faster compared to when I didn't have it.

Thanks for letting us know though!

Re: Re: Re: Kazaa
 

1. It installs programs which monitor your daily habits (shopping, internet usage, what websites, etc.) and sells that info to marketing companies which then target you. Perhaps you've noticed you get more pop-up windows.

2. It makes it possible to install other programs which you don't want on there. For example, you'll notice some program that starts to pop up to "help you with your shopping needs". In other words, marketing again.

3. It installs a program on there that would allow them to use your computer collectively with a bunch of other computers who use Kazaa to use the processing power for their own needs.

Thus, the links I gave above provide a way to get rid of it and then to use a good version without all that crap.

-Rudey

Are there any real differences in the running of Kazaa and KazaaLite?

Kazaa light is what we're working with here. Does anyone know if there's a way to locate other users?

Use IRC

I use WinMX

So if I get rid of regular Kazaa I assume I'll have to redownload all my music!!! I feel like we're talking about beer here: Kazaa vs. KazaaLite!