To change your Kazaa settings click on the ‘Tools’ menu
and select ‘Options’. There are several different options
for setting up Kazaa. Here are some descriptions of each of
the options and instructions on how to make changes.
‘My Kazaa’
User Details
Change your user name by entering it into the text box
and clicking on the ‘Apply’ button.
Country
Select your country.
Launch Kazaa Automatically
If you would like Kazaa to launch automatically when you
start your computer, leave this option ticked. Untick
the box if you would like to disable this option.
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Sharing
The ‘Sharing’ tab allows you to manage your sharing
options.
My Shared Folder
Click on the ’Locate’ button to quickly open up the directory for your ‘My Shared Folder’.
Sharing
If you would like to turn off sharing, uncheck the ‘Share Files in My Shared Folder’ box.
Add/Manage Other Folders
Click on this button to open a window that allows you to select and unselect
folders that you would like to share. To enable sharing of any folder,
tick the check box next to the name of the folder. To disable sharing,
untick the check box.
Options
Click on this button to change settings for PeerPoints Manager. Read
about PeerPoints Manager.
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Advanced (for experienced users)
Maximum Number of Search Results
Lets you choose the amount of search results you can be shown per search. Between 0 and 200.
Maximum Bandwidth
This limits the amount of bandwidth available for uploading of files based on kilobits.
Do Not Function as a Supernode
Check this box only if you do not want to act as a Supernode. Find
out more about Supernodes.
Optimal Bandwidth use when Computer is Idle
If this option is checked your bandwidth will be automatically optimized
when your computer is idle, or not being used. Find out more about Resource
usage.
Traffic Limits
These options let you set limits based on the number of simultaneous files
that can be downloaded or uploaded. This helps you manage bandwidth usage.
Restore Defaults
Resets all ‘Advanced’ options back to default settings.
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Filter
Family Filter
Allows you to set the level of the filter for adult related material. The lower the level, the more material is filtered. i.e. At the Adult level, the filter works to block both offensive and adult material. You can also set a password on this to protect this setting from changes.
Miscellaneous Filter Options
- File types that could potentially contain viruses – blocks
file extensions such as .exe .vbs .scr which can contain
viruses.
- Files that would be blocked by a firewall – for your
convenience, if you are behind a firewall, these files
will not be shown.
- Bogus music and video files – this means that files
will not be shown if the software determines they are
likely to be fake or bogus.
Blocklist
Using the family filters above you can block out a large
number of offensive and adult material. If you would
like to add specific words to the filter,
type each word into the box separated by a comma (,). Words entered
into the ‘Blocklist’ are not blocked if the file is
distributed via Altnet (Altnet files are of premium quality and are marked with a Gold
Icon).
Altnet content that is of an adult nature
will be blocked by the Adult filter. If the Adult filter is off, Altnet
files that are of an adult nature will display a license screen with
a content advisory and/or a payment gateway before you can use the file.
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Firewall
These options are only for experienced computer users or your network administrator. This tab lets you use and set up a proxy server, including authentication.
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Skins
Skins allow you to change the way your Kazaa
looks. Select ‘Skin’ and use the drop box to choose the skin you want to apply. Click ‘Apply’ to see how it looks and click ‘OK’ when
you have found the skin you want.
Find out more information on skins.
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Anti-Virus
BullGuard P2P Anti-Virus comes default enabled as Kazaa's
built-in virus checker. It is strongly recommended that
you leave BullGuard P2P enabled unless you have another
anti-virus program protecting your Kazaa folders.
If you have BullGuard P2P Anti-Virus enabled you can choose how often you would like it to scan for viruses and how often you would like it to update virus definitions.
If the ‘Scan files when download is complete’ option
is ticked each file you download will be checked for
viruses after it is downloaded.
Find out more about BullGuard P2P Anti-Virus.
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Customize your toolbar
Kazaa v now features fully customizable toolbars, that you can make as streamlined or feature-packed as you want.
You can choose to display or hide the following tool bars:
Main toolbar: At the very top of your screen. An easy way to access the core Kazaa functions.
Secondary toolbar: Found at top of screen, with Back, Forward, Stop, Refresh and Home Options.
Address bar: Found at top of screen and functions in the same way as standard browser address bars.
Channel Bar: The channel directory is found at the top right of your screen and if you have installed channels, you’ll find them to the right of the directory.
Status Bar: Displayed at bottom of screen, displaying your Participation level and number of files you’re currently sharing.
To display or hide a toolbar, go to View >Toolbars and click on the toolbar. A tick beside indicates that the toolbar will be displayed. Your settings will remain the same for your future sessions, until you decide to change them, or until you upgrade to a new version of Kazaa.
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