Before reviewing the sections on firewalls and Windows XP please
make sure you are connected to the Internet. You can check your
Internet connection by means of your web browser or email client.
Firewalls
To keep out hackers and spyware many users protect
their computer by installing a firewall to limit access to their
Internet connection to just a few trusted applications.
When a software firewall (e.g. ZoneAlarm, McAfee
Desktop Firewall, Norton Personal Firewall, ...) is active on your
computer it will pop up a warning each time Ares MP3 tries to send
or receive data over the Internet.
If you deny Ares MP3 access to the Internet you
will not be able to connect to the file sharing networks or search
or download media files.
To avoid any connection problems caused by your
firewall please accept all requests by Ares MP3 to access the Internet.
If you make a mistake you can always visit the program control section
of your firewall to make a change in the permission rules.
Windows XP
Windows XP users may experience a number of connection
problems after installing Service Pack 2 (SP2).
Because SP2 for Windows XP limits the number of
available connections it is also possible that most of your downloads
stay forever in the 'pending' state due to a lack of incoming connections.
To solve connection problems and problems with downloading
after installing SP2 for Windows XP please upgrade your system with
the following patches.
Microsoft has released a patch
to improve P2P connectivity on systems running Windows XP SP2. More
information on downloading and installing this patch can be found
at the official Microsoft web site.
After installing the Microsoft patch, it is necessary
to increase the number of available TCP connections to 50.
Increasing the number of available TCP connections
can be achieved by downloading and installing a third party patch
as detailed below.
- Download and unzip the third party patch
- Run the patch by double-clicking the file EvID4226Patch.exe
- Press the c key to change the limit of connections
- Type 50 and press enter
- Press the y key to confirm the changes
- Press the y key to allow the patching
- When Windows pops up a dialog to prompt you to
restore the original file, click the Cancel button
- Confirm your choice in the next Windows popup
dialog by clicking the Yes button
- Press any key to close the patch window
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