I know this is old news but, what about Bearshare Lite? I can still log into it and dl without a problem. Im downloading ten times faster with Bearshare then Limewire. Id hate to lose another good P2P program.

As long as it's working don't change a thing. Lite is still clean of spyware so far,
though the installer has started reporting in whenever somebody installls Lite.

so lite is still free of spyware? But probably not for long.

Notta clue. Hopefully it will never happen, but don't upgrade when it nags you.

Download something with a lot of sources that usually moves fast.
If none of the sources run freely at well over 64K, you are being throttled.
As you have Pro, the limit may not have been applied to you.

You can get the latest beta in the thread "BearShare has been sabotaged"
right above this one. It was compiled with more generous upper limits than
Pro, like 50 connections per download. Don't forget you need BearStart to
bypass the expiry date.

There is also an older version of bs lite. On www.filehippo.com. It's a good site for new and old downloads.

A few other versions ... http://www.filehippo.com/download_bearshare_lite/

Is the new one clean? If not I will download an older one.

Do you want it soaked for a few days before rinsing & washing in concentrated cleansing & then dried out like a sultana? Do you want chips & coke with it on the go? Any other extras ... ? Free iPod adverts in your searches also ... ? (xcuse me aw)

Stay with 5.1.0 and older and you will be fine.