you know..its usually totally out of my character to do this, but...BUT...I'm in the middle of a war on IRC (dealing with a stolen channel and directing lost souls to 'home') and I just don't have the time..

so...

go here: http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showthread.php?t=53386

read the first post, download the BearShare beta and BearStart utility, and use it!....it rocks!, and will not have to have an upgrade nag, nor use java...