Hello.
I upgraded to Bearshare 5.1.0
I used the program as previously, but now (approx half way thru downloading)
the pc crashes.
The "Blue Screen Of Death" appears and i am forced to switch off my pc at
the wall as i have no control.
I regulary run Spybot, Adware, Microsoft Antispyware and AVG Antivirus...My
pc is "clean", with no reported problems.
Everything was working fine with the old Bearshare (4.7?) program.
I use Zone Alarm firewall, (did before) and all was well.
I have removed Bearshare and everything with the pc is ok.
I love your program, so can you please help me?
Am i doing something wrong?
Are you able to send me a link to the "old" Bearshare (4.7, i think), as i
don't have iTunes.
Thank you for any help/advice.

It's happening to most everyone. Googleing hasn't been much help. They talk about faulty ram and corrupt or over heated hard drives. It's neither. If you only d/l 1 at a time it seems to shut down alot less often. Also when it shuts down, about 1 in 4 times it reinstalls bearshare and changes my settings back to default. I've tried older free versions, older lite versions, and older pro versions. Same problem. Sorry thats all I know for now?? PB

Thanx for reply.
I have also tried other versions, with same results.
Bloody shite really, as Bearshare was really great...!!

bad luck?..virus???..dunno..

I just checked, and am having no problems running BS lite

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The number one possibility is ZoneAlarm. That thing has
never been strong enough to keep up with BearShare on a
broadband connection, often resulting in freezes and blue
screen crashes.

Try uninstalling it completely and reboot before trying
BearShare again. If that does the trick you can get a solid
firewall for free at this site:
http://smb.sygate.com/products/spf_standard.htm

BSD is generally hardware based. Excuse the cross forum links but perhaps these might leave a clue: 1. Link 1, 2. Link 2, 3. Link 3, 4. Link 4

Due to overheating if no BSD! Sorry if these are off the track but although BS might act as the catalyst, the problem will most likely belong to your hardware or drivers. I'd recommend updating all your drivers for everything including graphic cards.

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It isn't the fire wall, I had the same firewall before ...no problems, this is a BEARSHARE PROBLEM, AND ITS SOMEWHERE IN THERE SERVERS , ETC.....

Same problem here. Its only happened recently after i updated my broadband to 2M seems bearshare has a problem here. Hope its sorted out as all the other clients ive tried are crap!

Is this any help? http://forums.techguy.org/archive/in.../t-401160.html

Catalyst

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Imagination is more important than knowledge. -- Albert Einstein
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. -- Albert Einstein
640 K [of computer memory] ought be enough for anybody. -- Bill Gates (1981)
The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources. -- Albert Einstein
When facts don't fit the theory, change the facts. -- Albert Einstein
Religion keeps the poor from murdering the rich. -- Napoleon Bonaparte
The important thing is not to stop questioning. -- Albert Einstein
I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones. -- Albert Einstein
"A composer is a guy who goes around forcing his will on unsuspecting air molecules, often with the assistance of unsuspecting musicians." -- Frank Zappa
"Tobacco is my favorite vegetable." / "May your sh*t come to life and kiss you on the face." / "Scientology, how about that? You hold on to the tin cans and then this guy asks you a bunch of questions, and if you pay enough money you get to join the master race. How's that for a religion?" / "Communism doesn't work because people like to own stuff." / "There are three things that smell of fish. One of them is fish. The other two are growing on you!" / "Jazz is not dead, it just smells funny." / "The creation and destruction of harmonic and 'statistical' tensions is essential to the maintenance of compositional drama. Any composition (or improvisation) which remains consonant and 'regular' throughout is, for me, equivalent to watching a movie with only 'good guys' in it, or eating cottage cheese." / "Remember there's a big difference between kneeling down and bending over." / "The most important thing to do in your life, is to not interfere with somebody else's life." / "Rock journalism is people who can't write, interviewing people who can't talk, in order to provide articles for people who can't read." -- Frank Zappa
"The music business is a cruel and shallow trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side." - Hunter S. Thompson
The shy can light the dull dark room with life when their eyes mirror their inner sunrise - LOTR