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Step 1
A P2P is a Person to Person program. It allows users around the world to share information on their computer with everyone else. When using a P2P program you can decide what you want to share such as Music, Videos, Documents, and programs. Depending on the P2P program, the types of downloads may be different. Some may be exclusively for music, other P2P programs may include all files.
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Step 2
Napster was once free and provided all the music to the public, with P2P programs the creator does not need to do anything else. After the program is made, it all depends on the users to share more things for others to download. If there are no users, there will be no information, everything downloaded is downloaded directly from another person's computer.
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Step 3
A great way to find different P2P Programs is to search online. Using any search engine, simply type in P2P Programs and find the most popular programs available for free. Try not to purchase anything unless absolutely necessary, there is no need to spend money. It is always good to have a virus scanner when using P2P Programs, some files being shared are viruses.
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Step 4
After you have found a popular P2P program, simply download it and install it. Be sure to scan it for viruses. After opening the program, it might look similar to your Internet Explorer. There will be a search engine available, and they should have different types of downloads such as Music or Documents. Select which type of download you are searching for, enter in some keywords and click on search.
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Step 5
A list of files from people around the world will show up. People around the world use different ways to connect to the internet, there are many different speeds available. Try to find the fastest source, if you don't need to wait a long time, it never hurts. The bigger the file, the longer it will take to download.
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Step 6
Be sure to scan anything you download. Some P2P Programs may automatically scan files being shared, some do not. Be sure to read all policies, terms and agreements before downloading and installing anything. After you download any files, simply save it and open it. All for free!
