Xander, try uninstalling that Spyware Doctor program then reboot and see if BearShare works.

I get the solution now for sure!

Its pando what blocs the Gnutella network!

Everything works perfectly now!

Anyway, thanks for you help AaronWalkhouse!

@dss_cottage, did you have the same program installed what cause the trouble?

I’m curious!

No I didn't. There is nothing I did that makes sense to me that would have resolved my problem. I can certainly understand that all the great advice given to me by Aaron was right and I'm sure that is what fixed BearShare. However, I can't understand how making the changes to BearShare would also have fixed my torrent programs.