I used Kazaa for a long time until I ran into heavy spyware and viruses. Than I heard my friend tell me about Limewire. I must say, Limewire is great. Limewire will warn you about "corrupt" files, and than prompt you to stop downloading them. There is an impressive collection of just about everything. I have always found what I was looking for.

If it wasn't for NAVhelper in Ares, it would be my god. So, i guess i'll settle with Limewire. Bittorrent is nice, but i can never find any links. All the goods one (supernove, lokitorrent) get shut down. So i guess P2P is the way to go.

I use DirectConnect(dc++ DCGUI) or BitTorrent, but on DC i find more file and there isn't queue, you must just have a share size of 5 gb or 15 gb and you'll enter in all the hubs and you find everything..

Software Publisher's Description

Grouper is a new Windows-based application that allows users to share their personal media within private groups. Grouper uses P2P technology connecting you directly to your friends’ hard drives where you can share large files in a safe, encrypted environment. Grouper is a simple install and requires no firewall reconfiguration.

With Grouper, you can download your friends' personal files with no size limit (photos, video clips, and docs), browse thousands of files your friends have selected to share with you, stream music directly from your friends' PCs, instant message, and chat with your friends to connect about all the stuff you are sharing.

Download.com Review of Grouper

This free, nifty program lets you safely swap music, video clips, and images over your own private P2P network, but we must voice a few stability concerns. After the free registration process, you can invite friends to join your group and share files and folders from your hard drive with them. Grouper's pleasingly designed multipaned main interface window looks more chaotic and intimidating than it actually is, and some of the navigation buttons are a bit too small for our tastes. On the plus side, Grouper demonstrates top-notch performance; we had no trouble browsing shared libraries, listening to streamed music, or downloading files. We should note that although the application lets you freely swap most files, it disables this option for MP3s to keep potential lawsuits at bay. The inclusion of a chat feature is a definite plus, as is the built-in media player. Our main complaint with this app has to do with its slow launch--we stared at Grouper's big "G" logo for quite a while before the main interface showed up. However, by and large, Grouper doesn't disappoint and may help to usher in a new era of private file sharing.



Software Publisher's Description

Ares is a file-sharing program. Search for and download your favorite music and video files shared by other users on a free peer-to-peer network. Ares's advanced queuing system and multisource swarmed downloads allow you to get what you want in the shortest amount of time. The transfer-autoresume feature lets you forget about interrupted transfers. Ares's library manager allows you to organize your shared files easily, protecting your security. Ares can enhance your file-sharing experience, thanks to its built-in audio/video player with full playlist support.

Note: This download includes adware that may record your surfing habits, deliver advertisements, collect private information, or modify your system settings. Please pay close attention to the end user license agreement and installation options. For more information on adware and spyware, please visit our Spyware Center.*

Download.com Review of Ares Galaxy

This peer-to-peer client not only searches for and downloads files but also lets you run a private filesharing network. Its clear interface makes managing shared files and downloads easy. Your shared files are organized into categories in a library section, although the program doesn't let you edit or add categories. Ares Galaxy includes features typical for filesharing clients such as file search by category or details, resumeable downloads from multiple sources, a media player with playlists, and chat. You can even host your own channel. Ares Galaxy does come bundled with NavExcel, a homepage hijacker, but you can choose not to install it during the installation process.

*Provided you are stupid enough to leave the boxes checked when installing.

sometimes I use bittorrent (for bigger files like movies or games), but mostly ed2k, 'cause you can get EVERYTHING there and it's saver that... for example... kazaa - and if I have to use kazaa, then only the LITE version (well, I think everybody knows that the original is spyware... )

I used to be a kazaa fan... but like everyone else is saying u always run into spywar and/or viruses.... ive tried a few different kinds... WinMX is a pretty good one...

Lately I've cut back a lot with file sharing. Mainly because most of the good BitTorrent sites are being shut down, so there's no more quality files being shared anymore. Every now and then I might find a good BitTorrent on a site and use that, but it is getting harder and harder as they keep shutting down more and more of the good sites. For music downloads, if it's just one song I'm after, I'll usually use KaZaA (Lite, of course), but I don't really rely on it too much to give me decent quality files. On the odd occassion I will use eDonkey but I find it to be VERY slow. Before I stumbled across BitTorrent though, eDonkey was a good source for full album downloads.
I just very recently (about 20 minutes ago actually) downloaded the BETA version of eXeem. It was made by the owners of the suprnova.org website and runs on the BitTorrent protocol, but doesn't need any trackers. To find files to download you simply use a search feature, very much the same as all other P2P programs, and the results are displayed showing rank; name; size; category; language; rating; seeds; downloaders; comments; and date published. As I said, it is still in BETA testing so it may not be completely stable yet, but I think it has great potential. I haven't actually downloaded anything using it yet, but I've used the search features and I have to say I really like the interface. It looks great, and the options make it all so easy to use. Anyway if you'd like to try it out for yourself too, visit:
www.exeem.com

i use kazaa lite k++ and bearshare

with those two programs i can pretty much fin anything i am looking for...i mainly use bearshare but when i can find sumthin on bearshare i can usualy find it on kazaa