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Download and Installation
Get
it here. You can choose between a package with installer
or just the executable in a zip file. Extract the zip
file to any location you want and start it from there |
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Note:
If you use Windows98 you may receive the error message
oleacc.dll not found. This dll is part of the
MS
System Updates for Win98.
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Preferences
After eMule has started go to Preferences.
The following will only describe some important settings.
If you want more details on the settings read the entire
FAQ |
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- General
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Nick.
Please enter a nick name. This http://emule-project.net
nick is boring. |
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Associate eMule with the eDonkey web link format
For eMule to accept this special web link format press
the  -button.
If this button is greyed out, eMule is already associated. |
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- Connection
The Connection tab is by far the most important Preferences
dialogue. Please take the time to thoroughly read this
explanation |
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Wizard
For a quick setup you can also use the Wizard.
It will give you good values to start with. |
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Operating System |
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It is recommended to use a newer operating system like
Windows 200 or XP as they handle multiple connections
far better than Windows 9x/ME |
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Concurrent Downloads |
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This setting will affect the max allowed number of Sources
per file and not the number of files you can download.
If you have many files in the transfer list, the lower
the max number of sources per file should be. Choose how
many files you probably will have in your list.
Note:
Do not add too many files to your Downloads list. The
Found Sources value in the Statistic tab
should not be higher than ~3000. Too many sources will
only clog your connection with permanent source asking.
When you expand a download in the Transfer tab and see
many (Too many connections) in front of sources,
you have too many sources for your connection type to
handle. Reduce your Hard Limit value. |
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Connection Type |
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Choose your connection from the list. It is important
to choose the correct speed for your connection. If it
is not listed choose Custom and enter the values in the
True Bandwidth boxes. Mind the difference between kiloBits/s
[kb/s] and kiloBytes/s [kB/s]. One Byte equals 8 Bits. |
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Press Apply and you are
done with the Connection setup. |
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- Directories
In the Directories Preferences you can specify the folder
where completed files are stored (Incoming Files)
and the path to the unfinished files (Temporary
Files).
Marked folders in Shared Directories are released
to the network. If you want to share multiple subdirectories
use the CTRL key and check the parent folder.
Note:
If you are switching from eDonkey2000 to eMule simply
point to the same Incoming and Temporary folders you
used in eDonkey2000. The files will be automatically
added after eMule is restarted.
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Servers |
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Servers are needed to permit you accessing
the network. On the first start it is important to get
a recent server list. |
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The easiest way to update your server list is to use
the Update server.met from URL box in eMule. See here
for more details on updating server lists. |
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There are many websites
who provide good server.met files but for a quick start
copy this URL |
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http://ocbmaurice.dyns.net/pl/slist.pl?download/server-good.met |
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to your clipboard and paste it in the update box
then press the Update-button. Thanks to Maurice for
providing this server list service.
How many servers have been added to your list is displayed
in the Servers tab in the Log window.
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Connecting to a Server |
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When you have updated the server list press
the 
Connect Button in the upper left corner. |
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Once successfully connected to a server,
the status bar on bottom end of eMule should look like
this:
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Important:
denotes a high ID in every network. Everything is fine.
if you get this icon on every connection attempt you
have low ID and should read about ID,
Firewalls, and Routers
in the FAQ
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That's it! |
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Now you can start downloading either
through searching directly in eMule (use Global
if you miss results), through searching with web based
search engines or from one of the various supporting
sites.
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Additional things to know |
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eMule's icons explained |
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Colors of the download bar |
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QR - Queue Ranking |
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If you want to have a good download speed add files
with many sources. Files having below 100 sources can
be considered rare and may take quite some time to download.
Have patience! |
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eMule gets faster the longer it runs. Do not expect
high download rates right after start up. |
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This network is best suited for big files. Please do
not share large collections of individual small files.
This will put unnecessary load on the servers. |
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You will be rewarded for sharing |
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| Have fun with eMule! |
