How to Disable File Sharing Programs

Please use the following links to find instructions for disabling uploads in your Peer to Peer File Sharing Program. Please note that Cogeco Cable cannot provide support for the following programs beyond these instructions.
Audiogalaxy

Disabling File sharing:

Audiogalaxy does not allow users to modify the upload settings and requires you to specify shared folders where any downloads or uploads will be stored. The result is that any files you download are automatically shared for upload, as this option cannot be disabled.

To close the program completely:

Once the program is closed, it will not remain running in the background on your computer. Closing the program will terminate any file transfers for that session.

To prevent the program from launching at startup:

This program does not have built-in options which enable it to load automatically at startup. Therefore the program will not load unless a user opens it.


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BearShare

Disabling File sharing:

Open the program by double-clicking on the BearShare icon. Click on the "Uploads" button located at the top of the window.

Below this button you will see another button indicating that "Sharing is On." Click on this button and it will now read "Sharing Is Off" in red text.

Your screen should resemble the one below when file sharing has been disabled.
To close the program completely:

After the program is closed in the normal fashion, you will still see the BearShare logo in your taskbar, near the clock. Although the BearShare program no longer appears on your screen, it is still running in the background and any previously started file transfers will continue running as normal. Other BearShare users will still be able to access your computer.

To close the program completely, right-click your mouse on the BearShare icon in your taskbar, then select "Exit," as shown in the picture right.

To prevent the program from launching at startup:

In order to prevent BearShare from loading when your computer is first turned on, you must disable the "auto start" feature within the program. To do this, click on "Setup" in the menu across the top of the screen and select "Options" from the drop down box which appears.

Remove the check from the box labeled "Launch BearShare on System Startup."

When you are finished the screen should look like the one below.















To save the changes, simply click the "X" on the "Options" window.



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Grokster

Disabling file sharing:

Open the program by double-clicking on the Grokster icon. Select the "Tools" menu, and then click on "Options."

Next, you will need to click on the "Traffic" tab located at the top.

Check the box entitled "Disable sharing of files with other Grokster members" as seen at the bottom of the picture below. File sharing in Grokster has now been disabled. Clicking on "Ok" will save the changes to your settings.
To close the program completely:

After the program is closed in the normal fashion, you will still see the Grokster logo in your taskbar, near the clock. Although the Grokster program no longer appears on your screen, it is still running in the background and any previously started file transfers will continue running as normal. To close the program completely, right-click your mouse on the Grokster icon in your taskbar, then select "Close Grokster," as shown in the picture at right.
To prevent the program from launching at startup:

In order to prevent Grokster from loading when your computer is first turned on, you must disable the "auto start" feature within the program.

To do this, with the program open, click on "Tools" at the top and then select "Options" from the drop-down menu that appears.

Next, you will need to click on the "User" tab located at the top and uncheck the box titled "Launch Grokster automatically."

Your window should now resemble the picture below. To save the settings, click on "Ok" and the program will no longer load upon system startup.



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Kazaa Media Desktop 2.0

Disabling file sharing:

While the program is running, select "Tools" from the menu at the top and then select "Options" from the drop-down menu that appears.

Next, you will need to click on the "Traffic" tab located at the top of the "Options" window.

Place a check in the box titled "Disable sharing of files with other Kazaa users."

Your screen should resemble the one below when file sharing has been disabled.










Clicking on "Ok" will save your changes.
To close the program completely:

After the program is closed in the normal fashion, you will still see the Kazaa logo in your taskbar, near the clock. Although the Kazaa program no longer appears on your screen, it is still running in the background and any previously started file transfers will continue running as normal. To close the program completely, right-click your mouse on the Kazaa icon in your taskbar, then select "Close Kazaa," as shown in the picture below.
To prevent the program from launching at startup:

In order to prevent Kazaa from loading when your computer is first turned on, you must disable the "auto start" feature within the program. By default, this program will load automatically every time you start Windows.

To prevent this from occurring, click on the "Tools" menu and select "Options" from the drop down box that appears.

Click on the "My Kazaa" tab.

Uncheck the box titled "Launch Kazaa automatically."

Your window should now resemble the picture below. After clicking "Ok" the program will no longer load upon system startup.



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Kazaa Lite

Disabling file sharing:

While the program is running, select the "Tools" from the menu at the top and then click on "Options" from the drop down menu that appears.

Next, you will need to click on the "Traffic" tab located at the top.

Place a check in the box titled "Disable sharing of files with other Kazaa users."

Your screen should resemble the one below when file sharing has been disabled. Clicking on "Ok" will save your changes.
To close the program completely:

After the program is closed in the normal fashion, you will still see the Kazaa Lite logo in your taskbar, near the clock. Although the Kazaa Lite program no longer appears on your screen, it is still running in the background and any previously started file transfers will continue running as normal. To close the program completely, right-click your mouse on the Kazaa Lite icon in your taskbar, then select "Close Kazaa," as shown in the picture at right.
To prevent the program from launching at startup:

By default, this program will load automatically every time you start Windows. To prevent this from occurring, you can perform the following steps.

While the program is open, click on the "Tools" menu and select "Options."

Click on the "User" tab at the top.

Uncheck the box titled "Launch Kazaa automatically."

Your window should now resemble the picture below. After clicking "Ok" the program will no longer load upon system startup.



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LimeWire

Disabling file sharing:

The LimeWire program does not enable file sharing by default. However, you may want to ensure that you are not sharing any files.

To do this, with the program open, click on "Tools" at the top and select "Options" from the drop down menu that appears.

In the left pane of the window, click on "Sharing."

If there are not any directories displayed in the pane on the right, you are not sharing any files. To remove any directories that are being shared, simply click on the directory to highlight it and then click the "Remove" button on the right.

Your screen should resemble the one at right when file sharing has been disabled. Clicking on "Ok" will save your changes.
Closing the program completely:

After the program is closed in the normal fashion, you will still see the LimeWire logo in your taskbar, near the clock. Although the LimeWire program no longer appears on your screen, it is still running in the background and any previously started file transfers will continue running as normal. To close the program completely, right-click your mouse on the LimeWire icon in your taskbar, then select "Exit," as shown in the picture at right.
To prevent the program from launching at startup:

This program loads automatically at startup by default. To prevent this from occurring, you can perform the following steps.

While the program is running, select "Tools" from the menu, and then select "Options."

In the left pane of the window, click on "Connections."

Uncheck the box next to "Connect on Startup:" as shown in the figure at right.






After clicking "Ok" the program will no longer launch automatically upon system startup.


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Morpheus

Disabling file sharing:

Open the program by double-clicking on the Morpheus icon. While the program is running, select the "Edit" menu, and then click on "Options . . ."

Click on the word "Traffic" in the pane on the left of the window.

To disable file sharing, enter a zero (0) in the "Maximum simultaneous uploads" box.

Your screen should resemble the one at right when file sharing has been disabled.










Clicking on "Ok" will save your changes.
Closing the program completely:

After the program is closed in the normal fashion, you will still see the Morpheus logo in your taskbar, near the clock. Although the Morpheus program no longer appears on your screen, it is still running in the background and any previously started file transfers will continue running as normal. To close the program completely, right-click your mouse on the Morpheus icon in your taskbar, then select "Exit," as shown in the picture at right.




To prevent the program from launching at startup:

This program does not have built-in options which enable it to load automatically at startup. Therefore the program will not load unless a user opens it.



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WinMX

Disabling File sharing:

Open the program by double-clicking on the WinMX icon. Click on the "Shared Files" button in the upper left portion of the window.

You will now see a button that is labeled "Shared File Types" on the right hand portion of your screen.

Clicking that button will display a window titled "Shared File Types."

Make sure that every box is unchecked and your screen should then resemble the picture below. After clicking on "Ok," file sharing will now be disabled.
To close the program completely:

After the program is closed in the normal fashion, you will still see the WinMX logo in your taskbar, near the clock. Although the WinMX program no longer appears on your screen, it is still running in the background and any previously started file transfers will continue running as normal. To close the program completely, right-click your mouse on the WinMX icon in your taskbar, then select "Exit," as shown in the picture at right.
To prevent this from happening in the future and to ensure WinMX closes immediately upon exiting the program, you can perform the following steps.

Click on "Settings" on the right hand side of the menu. A window titled "Settings" will now appear.

In this window, select the bottom option on the left labeled "Miscellaneous."

Place a dot in the circle next to the word "Exit."

When you are finished, your window should resemble the picture at right.
To save the changes to your settings simply click on the "Close" button. Closing WinMX's main window will now completely close the program.

To prevent the program from launching at startup:

In order to prevent WinMX from loading when your computer is first turned on, you must disable the "auto startup" feature within the program. To do so, use the right mouse button to click on the WinMX logo that appears by the clock when the program is open.

A small window will now appear, use the left mouse button to click on "Auto -- Startup" to remove the checkmark as shown in the window at right.



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