I've been reading on this site that recent legal battles have been lost by the P2P networks, and now I can't download anything off Win MX, is it my problem or has the network been shut down?

The WinMX site doesn't say anything about being shut down or having any problems.

Perhaps you should completely uninstall your version and download the latest off their site.

If you still can't get in, check any firewalls you may have. Including Windows built-in one.

I have the latest version, v. 3.53, and I have made an exception for the programme on my firewall, I don't know what else to do.

Well let's start with the basics then. Does WinMX even connect at all? Or can you connect? Can you search for files but just not download? Does it give any errors or just plain doesn't work?

What firewall do you use? Are you sure there isn't any others? Like software firewall along Windows firewall or hardware firewall/router? Try just turning OFF any and all firewalls. It's a quick way to tell, if it doesn't work, turn them back on.

Have you reached any sort of "in program" limits? Such as to many being shared? Or to many in your downloaded folder? Or to many trying to download?
Are people uploading FROM you? Are you sharing files?
Does the program require you to share files in order to download? If so, whether uploading or downloading, have you reached any bandwidth limits? Of course that doesn't apply if it's not connected at all.
Does the program's settings say anything about connections or proxy?

Does the program have an error log of some sort? Check that.
If not, if the program errors in any way, it may be recorded in Windows own error log. Right click My Computer and choose Manage. Then click the plus next to Event Viewer. Check under Application and System and see if there is any info there about your program.

Sorry for all the questions. Maybe it will help lead you somewhere.

Honestly I still think it may be a firewall issue. Even with an exception, it could be blocking traffic of some sort. Norton is notorious for this.

Hi
I'm having the same problem (?)

I've used WinMX 3.31? for a couple of years without problem and love the program.
Now recently, for no appearet reason I can't download ANYTHING !

I can search, find and once in the transfer window it is looking for sources and always times out.
I've reinstalled, upgraded to latest, set to defaults ????
Nothing seems to work.
The funny thing is, I can see by my modem interactions that Win MX isn't trying to DO much

I'm on dialup, 56k usually connected around 46.6
Win 2000
Pentium III, 800MHz
524 RAM

Alex

You seem to know your way around Winmx. I can download some music from winMX, but not all. However I cannot download any movies whatsoever!!. i have tried to build up my files to share, but no one appears to either want to or can share them. I paid for winmx to primarily download movies, so it is doing my head in, can you help me ?

I've used Win mx over the last year or so with no problem but recently, I've found that finding the required track/clip is no problem but downloading it is as the download always timeouts before its fully downloaded - I use a 512 broadband connection so its nothing to do with the modem, I suspect it may be something to do with the RIAA and isp's - don't ask me how or why as this is sheer speculation on my part but with the amount of data criss crossing between sharers, I bet that some official bodies not happy with this state of affairs...........

katieken

did you get this sorted out? i have been using winmx for a couple of years as well and now i cant download any songs when any single user has a connection that is T1 or faster. this is really frustrating especially when you want to get a current song that is really popular.

how do you start a thread in this forum ? - i'm a real noobie here

I too am having problems... it seems like I have to keep trying forever to get one song. I can get lists and try to get them downloaded. The connections keep timing out, and I'm on and off the network.

I never used to have a problem. Does anyone know what's going on?

im having the same problems, i noticed on a website that Winmx is currently offline because frontcode has been ordered to shutdown Winmx, the Winmx servers are operated by frontcode incase you didnt know. but i cant remember what site it was and i have been trying to find it on google.

edit - i just tryed downloading music and it said waiting for incoming connection then said server access denied. it says that on every file i try.

Well it still seems to be hanging on... I can get on and search, but dowloading is slow and broken up. Looks like the end of Winmx. Too bad, it was a great program :(

try this one its fast, and easy to use.

http://www.download.com/Warez-P2P/3000-2166_4-10417974.html?tag=pop

Anyone having had problems in the past with Winmx should stick to it - I've not used it in months due to the problems mentioned, however, whilst checking it out last week, I've found that it appears to be working ok again having successfully downloaded several tracks with none of the previous problems.

I had the same problem and ended up just switching to Limewire (which is awesome, IMO). It was weeks on end that we couldn't use WinMX and we'd used it for years. Oh well! Hope it works better for you!

I found out that whenever I initiated a search, if my nortons firewall was initiated at the time,there would be no finds, however, on disabling the firewall, everything went smoothly including searches and downloads.
However, if I reinitialised the firewall in the midst of using winmx, the current download would continue but any queued downloads would timeout after a few minutes.

[conspiracy theory]

Maybe (closed source) firewall makers are blocking p2p applications even when user allows the applications to access the internet...

[/conspiracy theory]

WinMX SUCKS. Get Limewire.

Hi everyone im new on here and seeking some serious help.
SYSTEM:HP Presario intel 4
Ive just been using my pc for 6mths now .i have also been downloading from Winmx.
Today it knocked me off Winmx and wont connect.ive read other problems and a lot of them refer to firewall.ive turned of windows firewall and use norton.
norton is configured for winmx and now im losing the will to live.
CAN ANYONE HELP ME??????????????????????????????????????????????
puke:

winmx has not been the same for months. to get around the whole timing out issue type -c: in one of the search lines so you avoid getting fake files. someone suggested it to me when I was having this problem and it has been working so far...that is until today, cos now winmx isn't working at all. I can connect, although it takes ages to do that, but can not find any search results at all, I can't even access the chat network channels to find out of anyone else is having the same problem. It is so frustrating, so if anyone has some advice or is going through this too then please let me know. Thanks

Actually, some ISPs are now limiting bandwidth on known p2p ports. Not blocking traffic completely (yet), just making it annoying.

The RIAA have contacted seven peer to peer companies concerning the issue of illegally distributed copyrighted material, the companies involved are,eDonkey, Limeware,Kazaa, i2Hub, BitTorrent, BearShare and winmx!

I have been using WinMX for about a year and I have not had any problems with it. I don't do alot of downloading. I just recently upgraded to the new version a week ago and to me the site is downloading faster now then it did before. I was unable to download the large files before and now I have downloaded a few full album files that were over an hour long, and downloaded within 30 min. I am running DSL and WinXP, WinMX353 version. My suggestion is to try again.// Well I guess I stand to be corrected I just tried to sign on to WinMX and it is in LaLa land. but it was working fine last week.

Hi all,
Since yesterday, september 21, i can't conect anymore on Win mx.Im on Win mx for years and i never experienced any major trouble.
When i go to the online help, i can't find the server.
Is the problem here, or did they shut down?
I'm using DSL 512/4640.
Greetings,
Steppenwolf

I, too, haven't been able to log on since 09-20-2005 & have been unable to reach the WinMX website (http://www.winmx.com). After an exhaustive research I found two articles that may explain why:

http://www.mp3newswire.net/stories/5002/winmx_down.html

&

http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=921

Hopefully they will be back, but be prepared! By the way, it would be great if they could design WinMX that they wouldn"t even need their server to log on, or possibly have a de-centralized backup server. In other words, once the sharing community is started it cannot be shut down unless EVERYONE logs off at once. I know this is a "practical impossiblity" for many reasons, but someone out there may be such a genius to come up with the solution.

Can anyone tell me whats going on with WinMX?
Even WinMX.com seems closed.
Will WinMX be going back online?

I cant find out whats going on and its driving me crazy.(Aarrgghh)

JUST IN: WinMX seems to be no longer FreeWare :mad: , you can download 2005-WinMX but its not for free :evil:

Thanks.

Daveo,

For all the info you want look at my post right above yours, titled "WinMX is shut down, at least (hopefully) temporarly" & click on the links. They will send you to the articles explaining all of the info we have right now concerning WinMX being shut down. As of now, that is ALL we know!

thanks, will keep fingers crossed that wait wont be to long.

Thanks all, I've been wondering why my WinMx wouldn't connect these past couple of days. I was on the verge of throwing this computer through the window :mad: Let's hope this is only a temporary problem or failing this, we find a suitable replacement soon ;)

I recently switched to Limewire no looking back it is much much better

LimeWire vs. WinMX I recently switched to Limewire no looking back it is much much better

I've just installed LimeWire after using WinMX for years ( :mad: only installed it because of WinMX closure)

LimeWire seems alot more resource hungry than WinMX when its running.

:blackeye: Have to admit it does have some interesting features that WinMx doesn't have - eg: music genre search (NICE)

Is it me or does LimeWire have a lot of remote access?
[Remote Access makes me a little nervous] :eek:

I have used winmx for years with little or not problems, but as of late there have been big problems. Biges oneriht now i cant get conected i have tryed everything. I even unistaled and reinstaled , i unistaled adn went back to an older version as i had the newest when the major problems started. But no luck can get on. While looking for a forum like this one and othere version of winmx (thinking i might need a patch or another update) I found this website www.winmxhq.com
Seems that :hotbounce microsoft :knock: is offering WinmxHQ (high quality) but yo have to pay for it and its the same thing. at least it seems to be. So I'm thinking that microsoft bought the program and not we can us it untill we reagister and pay them ??? anyone else hear about this or know more on this let me know .

Everything was fine yesterday until I restarted compand tried to load WinMx again and it wouldn't connect. I thought it had something to do with installing and unistalling filetopia but now I know different. Hope WinMx comes back soo. Does anyone know if partial WinMx downloads can be found on other sites like Filetopia?

Everything was fine yesterday until I restarted compand tried to load WinMx again and it wouldn't connect. I thought it had something to do with installing and unistalling filetopia but now I know different. Hope WinMx comes back soo. Does anyone know if partial WinMx downloads can be found on other sites like Filetopia?
:confused: Can anyone tell me if Incomplete WinMX files can be finished using a different P2P Program?

Thanks :haha:

The links from Dont_Spam_Me suggests that winMX has gone into hiding for a while from the RIAA.
This could be true, but then what the h... is this?
http://www.winmxsoftware.com/uk/ :suspiciou

Folks,
Those of us who did use and like winmx are somewhat at a loss as to how to perhaps complete ,incomplete clips, etc.
Any member who might know of or have additional info as to either replacement or new sites, it would serve thousands of us who regularly used winmx.
Thanx to all who post on this subject.
WinMx was not base in the U.S. but rather in the s. pacific so it is plausible they could re-emerge in a european or other locations.
Lets all keep watching for this possibility.

Hi

I'm New Here.
Question About Winmx, I've Been Using It Since 2001, And Now It Won't Let Me Connect At All. I've Tried All The Posibilities And Nothing. So Does This Mean I Can't Use It Anymore?

I LIKED WINMX ALOT. I'VE TRIED KAZZA AND LIMEWIRE THEY ARE NOT ALL WELL DESIGNED AS WINMX

I'LL BE SWITCHING INTERNET PROVIDER HERE IN 2 WEEKS, I'LL BE GETTING CABLE MODEM WOULD I STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM?

SHOULD WE ALL JUST GIVE UP ON IT?

Sure looks that way for now , anyway. Probably should keep an open eye and ear and share anything you read,see or hear. possibly emerge soon hopefully.

Hello everyone just got info in on how to still use winmx,had a friend give me these directions. I'm on again


WinMX is down. The servers have been disconnected because of the RIAA. The WinMX Peer Network (WPN) can no longer "normally" connect you to a primary host, so you're just stuck there with a "yellow light." But there's no need to try to find another program. Here are a couple of things you can do:

OpenNap still works. Here's a serverlist (wsx file for OpenNap)... http://www.gotnap.com/servers.wsx Download it, put it in your WinMX incoming files folder, go to the Networks page in WinMX and select OpenNap, hit the Import WSX button, find the file, Open, then once the serverlist is up, highlight the listings and hit Connect. You won't connect to all servers and you really shouldn't connect to any more than about 10 to 15. That'll suit you fine. Then highlight the servers and disconnect whenever you want off or just close WinMX.

Or you can try to "fix" your connection to the WPN. This may not last forever as OpenNap should, but it'll certainly do until something more permanent shows up. It does take a bit longer to get the "green light," but it works. I'm including a text file with instructions.

Good luck and feel free to email again if you run into any troubles. Also feel free to pass those instructions along to any "WinMX buddies" you may have. It works for both primary and secondary connections. I'll be updating my site soon with the above, but I just don't have the time right now.


email me and let me know how it worked for you

It didn't take long before this problem was fixed by others. ;)
Follow this link (http://www.vladd44.com/mx/peercaches.php) and follow the instructions on this page.

Has been working fine for me now for 2 days :D

Winmx is no longer working because they are the latest victims of RIAA. They shut it down. Its no longer free, you have to pay for it. They even took down the main website.
It was only a matter of time folks - sorry!

Winmx is no longer working because they are the latest victims of RIAA. They shut it down. Its no longer free, you have to pay for it. They even took down the main website.

Winmx is no longer working because they are the latest victims of RIAA. They shut it down. Its no longer free, you have to pay for it. They even took down the main website.
It was only a matter of time folks - sorry! :mad:


:) Read Josef Minde above your message - I followed the instructions and my WinMX is back online for free (yeah baby)

Thanks Josef, excellent work, well done. :angel:

love you! ive got winmx back!!! hehe... who would've thought just adding a host to the party would've made it work... :cool:

JMO but japs have literally trashed whatever is left of the ability to connect to winmx. They have formulated a way to Stack numbers of them into your download queues so that they are 'connected' to your files, while you have slim chance of downloading. This is not casual observation but detected practice and unless winmx reformulates to prevent this..its is doomed.
If you notice when you attempt to download a file for example, you might be No. 4 or some low number in that queue. It will have multiple other downloaders all of MUCH higher number. They ARE connect since you will note their speed indicator is GREEN(thats the clue). So while you waid for a file you may never get, they are already taking from you even though you may not even be sharing. They are taking from the upload side. This has been going on for some time now. Don't ask me HOW this is happening..it just is.

LOS ANGELES/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Popular file-sharing site WinMX.com ceased operating and the New York office of another, eDonkey.com, appeared to be closed, in the continuing legal fallout among underworld peer-to-peer music services, industry sources and users said on Wednesday.
The turmoil among file-sharing networks follows the landmark ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in June that held anyone who distributes a device used to infringe copyright is liable for the resulting acts of infringement by others.

In the wake of the decision, the trade group Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) last week sent out "cease-and-desist" letters to seven file-sharing groups. A spokeswoman for the RIAA declined to name the targets.


Popular file-sharing sites BearShare, eDonkey and WinMX were reportedly among the targets.

The decentralized nature of most peer-to-peer file-sharing software makes it uncontrollable once it is released over the Internet. However, shutting off sites where users first download the software may strangle the flow of new users.

"There's certainly a big realignment of networks going on after the RIAA letters. Everyone is going to see a fallout since the ruling is making it tough for these companies to exist," said Marc Morgenstern, vice president for Loudeye, during the Digital Hollywood conference in Santa Monica.

An eDonkey executive with a Boston phone number was not immediately available to comment. Industry sources said the phone in the New York office had been disconnected.

A spokesman for Frontcode Technologies, developers of the WinMX application, could not be located to comment.

Users in both Europe and North America complained that the WinMX site (http://www.winmx.com)) was unavailable throughout the day on Wednesday. Free Peers Inc., backers of BearShare, did not respond to attempts to contact them via e-mail.

The latest developments come on the heels of a pending deal in which file-sharing service Grokster Ltd. is set to be acquired by Mashboxx LLC, a new company formed with the intent of establishing a legal peer-to-peer music company, sources familiar with the matter said.

A spokesman for Mashboxx, formed by former Grokster President Wayne Rosso and other partners, declined comment.

Michael Page, a lawyer for Grokster, which makes software that has been widely used to illegally swap music over the Internet, also declined to comment.

Both Grokster and Morpheus, distributed by StreamCast Network Inc., were on the losing end of the Supreme Court's ruling.

SHOTGUN WEDDINGS IN THE MAKING

The Rosso spokesman declined to comment on the talks with Grokster but said he expects the Mashboxx service to launch in the next few months. Mashboxx has announced a licensing deal with Sony Corp. and is talking with other major labels.

The sources familiar with the matter said the pending deal with Mashboxx helped pave the way for settlement discussions between Grokster and the major record labels.

Michael Weiss, Morpheus's chief executive, declined to comment on whether his company had engaged in settlement discussions.

Last June, the Supreme Court sent the case against Grokster and Morpheus back to a lower courts for further action on whether or not the file-sharing networks encouraged its users into infringing action.

Weiss has said he is confident Morpheus can prove it did not induce copyright violation. On Wednesday, he said he was awaiting his next date in court in mid-October.

The current generation of file-sharing networks are all descendants of the original music-sharing phenomenon Napster, which was forced to shut down, and now operates as a legal music service.

However, peer-to-peer technology has lived on in programs like WinMX, which represent a sort of transitional generation of media-sharing programs between the pioneering Napster and more modern programs like Gnutella and eDonkey.

Despite the legal wrangling, free file-sharing has persisted and many in the industry believe it is about to embark on a new era in which it will finally be embraced commercially by media companies for legitimate purposes.

"Six months from now, P2P usage will be beyond what it is today," said Weiss during a panel at the Digital Hollywood conference.

I am curious if Clear Channel (you know the communist folks who allow you to hear what THEY want you to hear) is in this bed with the US Government and Corporate Amerika.

i did start downloading one track, seemed to be working ok, but then i couldnt be bothered and went to back. i assumed that the reason there was more of a queue and less options is purely cz there's less people with the knowledge on how to restart it. so not as many people connected

SEADRAGON that is a old Article (relatively) & incorrect. For example, eDonkey is not out of business and still working (as far as two days ago). It's headquarters was moved from New York to New Jersey - MORE THAN A YEAR AGO (unless you call locating in New Jersey being dead, but that's another story ...). That's just one of the many things that article got wrong.

I've got much more info including additional stuff on being able to connect to WinMX again & things you need to do to keep out the RIAA, but don't have the time right now ... I will post again later. ONE THING THAT IS IMPORTANT THOUGH:

DO NOT SIGN UP ON THE "WINMXSOFTWARE.COM/UK" SITE, ITS NOT BY THE REAL WINMX DEVELOPER!!!!!! Someone is trying something suspicious

JUST IN: Weblink disproving eDonkeys demise - http://www.mp3newswire.net/stories/5002/edonkey_alive.html

thanks 'Don't spam me' and the cast of others on solutions, catch ya later

the sea is
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As of 4.45 am Saturday, 1st October (UK time) I have WinMX working perfectly.
Yes, RIAA have been involved but WinMX has NOT been shut down. You do NOT have to pay for it. It remains free. However, you do have to make a few alterations to your settings.
I am a non-techie, believe me, but I managed it in 20 seconds flat. You download a very small self installing file and follow the instructions.
Follow this link - this guy obviously knows what he is talking about and what he says DOES work - don't believe all the postings that talk about re-installing WinMX or complaining about it being closed down. If you see such doom and gloom postings then take the time to post of copy of this posting and the link, and do all your fellow WinMX friends a big favour.
The guy to thank for posting the fix appears to be Vladd44.com - at least, that's what appears at the top of the "fix" page.

Go here: http://www.vladd44.com/mx/peercaches.php

Hope this helps.