Bear share and internet explorer keep closing

[bubz786]

when using bearshare a window dialogue box appears saying "bearshare has stopped working" and then the program just closes. can anyone explain of how to prevent this from happening????

 

[poertner_1274]

I'm not sure how to fix your current problem, but I am here to tell you to be careful when downloading things from P2P networks. There is quite a bit of CRAP loaded on those networks, and it can screw up your computer quicker than you can say "Oh NO!"

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Thanks.

 

[Jase123]

yes i agree with poertner_1274.

I know alot of people who have used Bearshare, and it has eventually ruined thier system.
That goes for any p2p network.

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[Tedster]

yet another who got viri from using P2P software.....

when will people learn?

 

[Daveskater]

when will people learn?

in short... i don't think they will

to be fair i use p2p myself but only as a last resort when i can't get something over http, which probably isn't always much better but so far i've been pretty lucky with regards to malware

 

[bubz786]

i know this may sound dumb is there anyway to know which files are unsafe to download for example should i look out for any file extentions which could be potentially harmful????

 

[Gosugod]

In the defense of P2P. I've been using p2p since Napster first came out and I've never had a problem with my PC. I currently use Bearshare with absolutely no problems. I understand the Lite versions package Adware such as Zango. I've never experienced anything malicious.

As far as Bearshare keeps closing. GOOGLE THE ERROR MESSAGE.

 

[bubz786]

why does this HAPPEN!

Randomly i get a windows dialogue box saying internet explorer has stopped working. And then i have to close every thing, by the way i,m using vista ultimate.

Any solutions or diagnosis ppl????????