FAQ
Installation and version updates
Which
influence does the operating system have?
eMule works with all Windows versions after Windows 95. A
p2p application uses many network connection thus needs a
stable network implementation. Windows 98 and ME have a very
poor network implementation impairing eMule's performance.
More recent operating systems like Windows 2000 or XP are
better suited.
Do not use the registry patches for Windows 98 which promise
to raise the possible connections. They do not work properly
and may make your system instable.
Error
message oleacc.dll not found
This error message may appear when starting eMule on a Windows
98 machine. The missing dll is in Microsoft's Windows
98 System Update.
Installer
or Binary?
The installer version is well suited for a first time eMule
install as it contains all necessary files and the documentation.
Just start the exe and the installer will lead you through
the process.
The binary distribution is an archive. The content of the
archive has to de extracted to the desired directory. Useful
for a version update.
How
can I keep my settings / downloads when updating to a new
eMule version?
Extract or install a new eMule version to the same directory
you use for the old version. Only the eMule.exe and
non user files will
be replaced. All settings and downloads are kept.
eMule has to be closed before updating to a new version! To
keep already existing settings simply hit Cancel
when the wizard pops up.
Upgrading
from eDonkey / Overnet to eMule and keeping downloads
eDonkey versions prior
.47 use an eMule compatible part system whereas versions
post .47 split the temporary downloads to many individual
files.
For the old version of eDonkey simply point eMule's folder
for temporary files to the same one that has been used in
eDonkey. Or move the partfiles to your eMule temp-folder
when eMule is not running.
Newer versions of eDonkey and Overnet use the split part-system.
An "old style" option is available in those clients,
which just makes the temporary download to be a single file
- the part.met file is still in a new and incompatible format.
eMule v0.30c introduced a convert function to import external
partfiles to your eMule downloads. It imports the old fashioned
format (eMule, eDonkey <=.47) as well as the split format
and the "old style"-format of >.47 eDonkey/Overnet
clients. The non-eMule formats will be converted to the eMule
format.
You can access the import function from the Hotmenu (press
Alt+X) ! All you need to do there is to specify a folder containing
the partfiles. eMule will try to convert the partfiles automatically
and add them to your downloads on runtime.
Updated on: 2003-02-27 by Monk |