Reconnecting your WinMX

Install the MXPie Patch.
For a quick and easy way to test what patch you are using Click Here.
Latest patch released by MXPie.Info is Pie Patch 3.6.
The new patch is now available from here to.

MXpie.info recommend using MXPie Automatic Installer feature with the default settings to check for conflicting patches left on.

Users on the DLL patch from winmxgroup/winmxworld should Exit WinMX before installing MXPie Patch 3.6 or you will be asked to restart your computer.  
Download MXPie Patch v3.6 MXPie Automatic Installer.

Users on the PieAutoUpdater from vladd44 MUST uninstal it before installing MXPie Patch 3.6.

MXPie Automatic Installer

MXPie 3.6 is very easy to use, all you do is...
Click here MXPie Automatic Installer and let the wizard set up do the rest.
Please leave the default settings as they allow our patch to check for conflicting patches.

If you are useing the WinMX then you will need to Use "PeerGuardian2"
For help setting Peer Guardian 2 up go here:
http://www.gemini777.net/tutorials/pg.php

This Is why you need the patch

Previously, when your WinMX application started, it connected and was functional because you where directed to winmx.com. With winmx.com gone it is not possible for you to connect through them.

The MXPie Patch connects you to our peer cache servers which replace Winmx.com letting WinMX work in the same way it did before winmx.com was around.
 
In this way, your "WinMX" program connects as it did before and is functional. The MXPie Patch, "patches" your "hosts" file to makeing it work.
 
In the process of patching, no modification was done to your WinMX program.

Manual Instal

For users who only wants the host file this can be used for manualy Installing.
Windows XP, to "Manually Install the MXPie Host File" do this, for more info on this or other oprating systems go to  
http://www.mxpie.info/manual.html
MXPie Manual Install

Ok now you should be in the folder called etc, and should see a few file's called...
hosts, hosts.bak & hosts.ics.
 
If you see a file called hosts only, do Step Host File (.3)
 
If you don't see a file called hosts please continue with Step Host File (.2)

Step Host File (.2)

Inside the etc fold at the top, look for the Tools menu
 
  1. Click on >  Tools
  2. Click on >  Folder Options
  3. Click on >  View
  4. Double Click on "Hidden files and folders"
  5. Untick "Hide extensions for known file types"
  6. Untick "Hide protected operating systems files (Recommended)"
  7. Click >  Apply
  8. Click >  Apply to All Folders

Now go back to the files in the folder

  9. Right Click on the file called > "hosts" 
10. Rename hosts to "hosts.old"
11. Click on and Download MXPie Manual Install this comes as a zip file.
 
When you have downloaded MXPie Manual you can click the zip file open and drag the hosts file from the zip file and drop it in the etc folder or you can just unzip the file directly into the etc folder. Now do Step Host File (.4)

Step Host File (.3)

1. Right Click >  hosts
2. Click on > Rename
3. Rename the hosts file to > hosts.old
4. Click on and Download > MXPie Manual Install 
 
When you have downloaded MXPie Manual you can click the zip file open and drag the hosts file from in the zip file and drop it in the etc folder or you can just unzip the file directly in to the etc folder

Step Host File (.4)

Next you need to FLUSH your DNS.
 
1. Click > Start
2. Click > Run
3. Type in > cmd
    and click> OK
4. In the black window type in: > ipconfig /flushdns
5. Hit Enter and restart your Computer
 
FINISHED