For the latest Java 1.4 from here & 1.5 from another source here: http://www.java.com/en/download/windows_automatic.jsp
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/download.jsp

As I suggested in my 1st post, just try to avoid having your mouse cursor hovering over the mp3 listed for too long. It's a habit you can develop t always keep the cursor away from mp3's unless you specifically want to find out more info about them. There's also no guarantees that updating Java will fix the issue. It's a problem that could be around for some time yet. Java is still developing. Peerless can tell you what DC++ is (Direct Connect protocol.)