Kazaa Lite Official FAQ

Kazaa Lite Resurrection FAQ

• Kazaa Lite won't connect. What's wrong?
• I get an error that a file was not found when starting KLR.
• Kazaa Lite Resurrection users shows one users with so many GB, example: (1-50GB).
• My downloads are too slow. Alternatively, I cannot connect to fast enough users.
• My WebPages are slow after installing Kazaa Lite resurrection.
• Can I customize my Start Page?
• Does Kazaa use Internet Explorer?
• Something is wrong with the song I downloaded.
• Can I make a play list of my favorite songs and video's?
• My downloads are always "Remotely Queued" and "More Sources Needed" can i fix this?
• I do not want to be sued, can I take a precaution to this other then not to share?
• I had Kazaa Media Desktop (KMD) but I got Kazaa Lite Resurrection now. I heard I have spyware, do I?
• Why do so many uploads from my machine end up aborted?
• What are those red crosses on some of my search results?
• Why am I downloading from fewer sources as than I found in the search?
• My school blocks the use of Kazaa, what now?
• The bandwidth column in Kazaa is inaccurate, how do I fix it?
• I locked myself out of KLR on accident, how do I get back in?

About Kazaa Lite & File Sharing

• What is Kazaa Lite and Kazaa Lite Resurrection?
• What are the specific differences between Kazaa Lite and the Original Kazaa?
• About K++ (a.k.a. Kpp)
• Is Kazaa Lite free?
• What is Peer-To-Peer File Sharing?
• The History of the FastTrack network

Kazaa Lite Installation

• How do I perform a clean install of Kazaa Lite?
• Can I install Kazaa Lite over the Original Kazaa?
• Can I install a new version of Kazaa Lite on top off an old version of Kazaa Lite, thus overwriting the old one?
• Does Kazaa Lite work on Windows 95?
• Is Kazaa Lite available for the Apple Mac?
• Does Kazaa Lite work on Linux?
• Why does it say "Please rerun installation from the administrator account" when installing?
• 'Error creating registry key ... ' message during installation

Kazaa Lite Settings

• All Kazaa Lite K++ options explained
• All KL Extensions options explained
• Setting up Directories for sharing and downloading
• Do I have to share?
• How many files should I share?

Kazaa Lite Problems and Errors

• I get error 1030: "You have uninstalled a part of Kazaa Lite that is needed to run"
• I get an error: "Can't load TopSearch.dll"
• Nothing happens when I start Kazaa Lite
• Kazaa Lite crashes after a while
• Kazaa Lite has a very high (100%) CPU usage
• Kazaa Lite caused an invalid page fault
• Things to do when Kazaa Lite crashes, freezes or has other (stability) problems
• Why do some files appear multiple times in My Kazaa?
• I tried to re-arrange the tabs in search/traffic panel, and now some columns are missing?
• Kazaa Lite deletes my dat files
• Some downloads restart at 0 KB
• "The file you want to load..." error when starting Kazaa Lite Resurrection
• "LoadLibrary() Failed" error when starting Kazaa Lite Resurrection
• "File read" or "File write" error when starting Kazaa Lite Resurrection
• There is only 1 user online
• There are only a few users online
• ALL my downloads say 'more sources needed' while there are plenty of sources available

Kazaa Lite: Files, Downloading, Uploading

• My download was completed, but I cannot find the file?
• How can I resume my old partial downloads?
• After my download is completed the file still appears as a .dat file
• My downloads disappear after completion
• Why are my downloads so slow, and how can I speed them up?
• How come my download was disrupted?
• Why do so many uploads from my machine end up aborted?
• What does the More Sources needed message mean?
• All my downloads say 'Failed'
• I accidentally shared my whole harddisk, how do I unshare everything?
• What does the option 'use optimal bandwidth while computer is idle' do?
• Why is the maximum bandwidth on my search results only just [some value] ?
• What are those red crosses on some of my search results?
• Why am I downloading from fewer sources as than I found in the search?

How to use Kazaa Lite

• How can I download skins for Kazaa Lite?
• How does the Participation Level work?
• Will I still be able to download when my Participation Level is very low or even 0 ?
• How can I remove my search history in Kazaa Lite?
• I want to download a file from a friend of mine, but I can't seem to find it.
• Is it possible to add users to a list of favorites?
• Is it possible to search for a specific user?
• Keyboard Shortcuts
• Changing the startup page
• How to open media files in Theatre instead of their default player

Kazaa Lite Connection problems

• Kazaa Lite won't connect. What's wrong?
• What firewall settings should I use?
• Which Internet Providers might block Kazaa?
• What can I do if port 1214 is blocked?
• I use ZoneAlarm Pro and I have problems starting Kazaa Lite
• I have a proxy server running and I can't Connect
• How should ZoneAlarm Pro 3 be setup for Kazaa Lite?
• I have setup ZoneAlarm Pro 3 as above but having problems uploading or downloading files
• How to configure Socks2http
• I get an error that "Kazaa is too old to connect" when using Socks2http

Kazaa Lite Tips

• Best way to search for and download files
• Privacy protection

Kazaa Lite Spyware

• What is Spyware?
• How does Kazaa Lite get around Spyware?
• Will Kazaa Lite remove any Spyware on my machine?
• What is the best way to remove Spyware?
• Ad-Aware says I have a cydoor dll in Kazaa Lite, is that spyware?
• Ad-Aware doesn't say I have the cydoor dll, is that a problem?

Kazaa Lite Super trick - Block ads, Block pop-ups

• How do I block ads and pop-ups?
• How exactly does the HOSTS file work?
• Where can I find that HOSTS file you are talking about?
• How can I edit the HOSTS file?
• How can I manually remove the supertrick?
• How to block a website/server
• I have added those entries to the Hosts file, but I can still see those sites/banners

Kazaa Lite Questions

• What is a Supernode?
• Is it harmful for my computer to be a Supernode?
• How do I change my current Supernode?
• What is the IP of my current Supernode?
• Why do some search results have a gold-colored icon instead of the normal light-blue one?
• How do I block those gold-colored icons?
• I can't delete a file, now what?
• When I put my mouse pointer above a file, some details pop up. How can I view these details a bit longer, so I can read them re easily?
• How can I find/remove the adult filter password?
• What are these kind of files: .bin .cue .iso .nfo ?
• What do I do with these kind of files: .bin .cue .iso ?
• Who is Dummy@Dummy-Net.com ?
• How to disable the Messenging Service?

Sig2Dat Tutorial

• About Sig2Dat hashes
• How to use Sig2Dat to download files (hash)
• How to use Sig2Dat to download files (quicklink)
• How to use Sig2Dat to create a hash/quicklink to place on a Forum
• How to use K-Sig to download files (hash)
• How to use K-Sig to download files (quicklink)
• How to use K-Sig to create a hash/quicklink to place on a Forum
• Why is the filesize displayed as 0 KB when I click on a QuickLink?

Kazaa Lite Tools

• Some file is missing when I want to run one of the Kazaa Lite tools.
• What is K-Dat?
• What is Dat View?
• What is Sig2Dat?
• What is K-Sig?
• What is AVI Preview?
• What is KaZuperNodes?
• What is Speed Up?
• What do all the Speed Up settings do?
• Speed Up resumes paused downloads when it should not.
• Who is rocko@Kazaa?

File Sharing Media

• How do I preview a movie file?
• I hear no sound when I play a video file.
• I have problems playing a video file.
• When I preview an audio/video file, it contains some parts of other audio/video files that I have downloaded, but the file is correct when completed downloading
• Which codec's do I need to install?
• How to find out what codec's are used by a movie?
• Which codec is needed for FourCC code "0"?
• How to make a VCD / SVCD
• How can I play a downloaded movie on my standalone DVD player?
• How to rip a DVD?
• How to create a DivX movie

* The official Kazaa Lite K++ FAQ played a large part in the creation of this FAQ.