KL: Unable to Connect (Not XP Related)

[denny250]

I know this might sound stupid but does this work in the USA as a mate of mine has tried it on win2000
It installs but the exe doesnt work

[imoron]

probably an issue with zone alarm pro v3. The newest updates on ZApro don't have issues. The other biggest issues seems to be win95 related (won't install because user doesn't have admin rights), XP related (XP firewall, crashes under XP), and download folder related (resuming old morpheus downloads sends completed download to the morpheus shared folder ... even if it no longer exists).

[denny250]

ty for the quick reply
It sounds like there is a problem with morpheus as he has that installed never been used though as he has never used p2p b4
still seems to be having trouble

[BloodySabbath]

You might wanna consider having your friend try out the Clean Grokster (http://www.project-insomnia.com/grokster.html) client, and see if that'll work for him.

[denny250]

still the same

[MusicMan]

Did you accidently delete the Cydoor dummy file with Adaware?

[BloodySabbath]

KaZaA Lite works without the cydoor file, so that shouldnt be the friends problem. It sounds more like a firewall/router problem. :mellow

[MusicMan]

Are you sure? I thought the reason KaZaA Lite included the dummy file was because it didn't work without it?

[BloodySabbath]

Yep, I'm sure. Sure that i was wrong. :fire

Straight from the KaZaA Lite website:
However, KaZaA Lite gets around this by installing a dummy version of CyDoor, which appears correct to KaZaA, but does not serve the adverts, meaning they don't appear in KL.
denny250: It would help if you could find out what the error message is... assuming there is an error message. I still think its a firewall/router problem though since neither KaZaA Lite nor Grokster worked.

[denny250]

thanks a lot for the help but he is a not at all sure what he is doing wrong
I expect to talk to him later tonight to try again

[imoron]

Well, certainly the first step to take would be to uninstall any old copies of morpheus, kazaa, and grokster. Then try a reinstall. If there are error messages, it's probably an install issue (accidentally deleting the dummy cydoor file (the dummy should be ~47.5KB and be only in the kazaaLite folder); conflicts with user rights; installed into wrong directory; registry keys incorrectly installed). If it just won't start at all, you double click the icon and then nothing happens, then it's probably a firewall issue (you have to turn off the default firewall in XP, which sucks anyway (there are a LOT of bad security issues with XP, check out http://grc.com/ for more info and cool little utilities to close up the holes. ZoneAlarm has a very nice free firewall for download that works with KazaaLite); you have to upgrade your version of ZApro to the latest version).

I do agree that Grokster might be a good choice to go with as well. The manual cleaning is a bit tiresome, but it's a fine alternative if you can't get KazaaLite to run.

[wiggum]

Taken from the KL FAQ thread here: http://www.zeropaid.com/bbs/showthread.php?s=&threadid=138

Steps to follow if you can't connect.

1. Sometimes it can take a minute or 2 to connect: Be patient!

2. Make sure you have a good connection to the Internet and that you are using FT 1.5.1 or newer versions ...older versions may not work correctly.

3. Try Uninstalling all FT programs on your hard drive and Reinstalling the 1 you want. Remember there are 4 FT clients to try.

4. Try Uninstalling then using a FT Registry Cleaning tool like http://www.grokster.com/files/grokster_regclean.exe and then Reinstalling.

5. Make sure that you do not have a firewall type program such as ZoneAlarm or Black Ice set to block the FT client. They can be used with Grokster/Kazaa..., but do not set them so they block Grokster/Kazaa....
If you are on the Windows XP operating system:
Run your Windows Updates from your Start menu and make sure you get the Windows XP Application Compatibility Update (April 10, 2002) (Q319580). It is discussed here: http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...b;en-us;Q319580

6. If that does not solve the problem, then:
First, try a right click on the Start/[FT Client] button and click on the advanced button in the shortcut tab and put a tick in run with different credentials.Then click OK and OK. When you start up a FT client it says run as current user and has a tick in protect my computer and data from unauthorised program activity. Then click OK.
Second try: Windows XP has a firewall that can be enabled. When Shared Internet Connection is configured, the firewall is enabled by default. Depending on how your computer is equipped, it also may be enabled from the factory if your computantly connected to the Internet, thereby greatly increasing the chances of unauthorized intrusions to your computer.
We recommend that you use a firewall such as Zone Alarm, which has been proven to work with Grokster.

To disable the Win XP firewall, right-click My Network Places, select properties, select the connection associated with your Internet access (modem or lan connection), right-click on the selected connection, select properties, select the Advanced Tab, uncheck the box for Firewall and select Ok or Apply to save the change.

A second option for advanced users is instead of disabling the Firewall, you can manually enable the specific port(s) Grokster needs. Instructions on how to manually enable ports can be found in the Microsoft Knowledge Base. Just select Windows XP as the Product and seach for firewall. Grokster uses Port 1214.

Finally, perhaps you are behind an external firewall. If so, you will have to work around it with a proxy using port 1214. Unfortunately, if this is the problem, we cannot provide any advice as every one of these is unique. Grokster uses Port 1214. Please see your proxy software documentation on how to allow Grokster access on Port 1214. Host: s1.grokster.com, login1.grokster.com
You might also try a free product called SocksCap, which you can get at: http://www.socks.nec.com/reference/sockscap.html

More info about it is at: http://www.socks.nec.com/sockscapfaq.html

Another product that seems to work easily is HTTP-Tunnel: http://www.http-tunnel.com/HT_Produ...unnelClient.asp
Download it here.

7. Still no luck?
Check to see if there any restictions on FT clients on your network. It is possible that the FT client is being blocked or bandwidth restricted by your ISP.

8. Post here if you have tried the above with no luck!

[MusicMan]

That's a relief.