Posted by Perseus on 10/01/05 19:28

On Sat, 01 Oct 2005 12:58:20 -0400, "BaronSaturday" <nospam@yahoo.com>
wrote:

>Hello all. I am new to this site and very green in using computers. My
>winmx is down too. I have tried to read the existing posts and find them
>confusing, and sometimes rather brutal. So please, I ask this in all
>humble, noob, sincerity....How do I use the "pie" patch" It says
>"installation failed". I read something about host files but I'm still
>confused. Can anyone take me through a "step by step" tutorial in either
>downloading the patch, where it can be found (maybe I have a bogus patch.)
>and how I can get winmx running again?
>
> I thank you all in advance for any help I can get. Peace.

BaronSaturday,

Just replace a file that sits (depending on your OS) in your Windows
directory or a couple of subdirectories down. That file goes by the
name "hosts" and can be used (when replaced or edited correctly) to
help WinMX connect to the new peer cache servers.
I suggest you dl a patch that comes with an installer (latest
revision!) to automate the backup and replacement of that "hosts" file
for you:
http://www.vladd44.com/files/PIEPatch2.4.exe

Read more on this: http://www.vladd44.com/mx/peercaches.php

Done all this, then your WinMX should connect just fine.

Good luck,

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Perseus

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