WinMx que's forever????

[telepod]

Hello all - reasonable new to the P2P arena and have recently downloaded ver of WinMx as I wanted acess to music files that were in the 160kbs range that Kazaa seems to sorely lack. I'm impressed w/ the assortment on WinMX but everytime I try to download a file it says Qued and it just seems to stay that way, Am i doin something wrong or are there just too many idiots like me booging down the network. I have dial-up wich doesn't help but I was able to get files from Kazaa. Pls help any suggestion for setup tweaks oor anything would be appreciated as I'd like to get files and contribute. Thanx

[overdo]

winmx has a reputation for queueing. btw u can find loads of 192kbp mp3s on kazaa, u just gotta set the search for 192 and above and leave autosearchmore running. u can get this in the k++ version, link available in a news release on the ZP news page.

[CrAzYMaNiAk54]

No, they aren't forever lol but you do have to wait sometimes.. what i do is msg the person to start me and he can browse and download something from me and i always get what i want =)

[Ken17625]

Use K++, and set a minimum "File Size" or "Bitrate Limit". Problem solved. I share high quality rips of my albums. Do you know where? Yep, fasttrack. It may have a lot of low quality music, but if you search a certain way, you can get the same quality as WinMX and all the others.

[phalkon30]

Set the Auto Enter Queue to 100, and the Auto Find Sources to 1min, or whatever the smallest # is

Other than that, you're screwed, you could try to get MXlinX from the news section here, its got a speedup feature, but WinMX is known as the queue king really

[Tremaine]

that the reason i dont use winmx, ques never stop, just use another program. if you want mp3's use piolet its great i havent had to wait that long for any files that im downloading and most dl are quick too.

[notbob]

yep if you want files, it's time to get a new p2p

if you want to see a lot of filenames, and be unable to get them, by all means keep winmx

[grab_grab_the_haddock]

winMX aint THAT bad, i used it for a long time and got great results, if you see someone with stuff you like you can ask to trade - you probably need alot of good files for this to be a success though.

Now that i use dc++ and eMule ive never seen any reason to go back to winMX tho, and winMX HAS gone downhill alot over the past 6 months or so.

[phalkon30]

I agree, it has gone down hill some, but I still get a lot of files off of it, it seems to get new content pretty quickly

I honestly don't mind waiting an hour for a song if its better quality, my comp is on 24/7 anyway, and its not like I NEED to have a certain song right away

[Rickio]

Originally posted by grab_grab_the_haddock
winMX aint THAT bad, i used it for a long time and got great results, if you see someone with stuff you like you can ask to trade - you probably need alot of good files for this to be a success though.

Now that i use dc++ and eMule ive never seen any reason to go back to winMX tho, and winMX HAS gone downhill alot over the past 6 months or so.

Yeah I mainly use emule and dc++ also and really get more then enough music and files to play with.

I do use winmx once in awhile and always get what I want.

I've entered ques of 100 or so and get my files. It doesn't bug me if I really want it. But normally I browse and get files that don't have long ques. You need to approach your downloading a little differently. Browse and download, avoid ques and you will dig it.
If you really need a certain song use more then on p2p app.

I always wonder why people want to down a app. when you can use them all. Just consider it another tool in your toolbag and collect as many tools as possible.


peace!

[melvin_smiley]

Actually for me lately wimMx has started performing better than ever and ive got speed faster than i have got on any other program. Yes ques can be a pain in the ass but I leave it runnig while im at work and asleep and I always get the files im after.

[telepod]

Thanx all for the replys I'll give dc++ a try and am wraping my head around Shareazaa as well. I understand mIRC is good as well but hows the learning curve.

[phalkon30]

Originally posted by telepod
I understand mIRC is good as well but hows the learning curve.

Like a cliff, there is no curve :)

From what I've heard its hard to learn at first, and is very easy to get a virus or other nasty thing on your comp, but I'm sure some other members could enlighten you more on that