Since you're stuck with Vista be sure to right-click on both programs and configure them to
run in XP mode and as an Admin user.
You may also have to right-click on the "C:\My Downloads" and "C:\Program Files\BearShare\Temp"
folders and set the security to allow "Everyone" full access.
thank's alot for helping me bt this older version doesen't have the same features with bearshare 6.1 .. for example i can't chat while downloading and accesing my profile page