Whilst the earlier versions might have had that small advantage, the newer versions definitely have a better (more effective) search. It was that fact that caused me to drop the earlier version & use the most recent full-time. I'm sorry to hear you've had such problems. I always consider it that some days are better than others. So I persist. Also some times of the day are better than others. The same applies with browsing & direct connecting. One moment you can't browse someone, 10 mins or an hr later I can. Free slots & bandwidth seems to also play a part in browsing. Also to expand on the example, one time I've browsed someone & found about 60 files, then 20 mins later browsed & they had over 600 or vice versa. So there's many factors at hand that affect these things.

ldyj see How to Share Folders (click on link)