not having much luck with p2p software at the moment. now uTorrent has completely died on me.

so, I formatted my hd and reinstalled XP clean. installed BearFlix. can't connect to gnutella network? even made sure internet connection firewall (ICF) is off just incase that makes a difference.

phoned Tiscali. asked about gnutella. was told that Tiscali do not block anything. when I pushed further got through to a manager who confirmed that in no way do Tiscali block anything.

maybe things will get better after installing SP2. didn't help when I went onto MS update to be told that the update service is unavailable. I'll download from Bearflix - err oh yeah, no gnutella.

a good friend sent these links:
Service pack 1 download
Download Windows XP Service Pack 1: XP SP1 (now called XP SP1a)
Service pack 2 download
Download Windows XP Service Pack 2: XP SP2 (Full package)
All updates from after SP2 to present
WindizUpdate
(use only Firefox to download from 62nds, or it won't work)

he also suggested changing the port number for my client to something else. if I do finally get it fixed I'll post the solution for anyones interest.