whoops it said BearShare 5.1.0 Beta bit i just tried to download it and it keeps trying to download the new bearshare 6 why can't i download the earlier versions any more...well i did on one place but that was it, bearshare lite 5.2.5 or something whats happing is it my computer...im running windows xp sp2 i have lots of disk free ruing 2 hdd one with 40 gb, and one with 20 gb and running on 998 megahertz and 256 memory, and the bearshae program is supposed to be compatible with this. and i even tried to go to properties, and change to a earlier version in capability tab, and still nohting i ran bearshare start up, and i also tried the link you gave me above, and now nothing works. dammit does anyone have bearshare working like new?