WARNING - Old versions of Ares won't connect to the network !
Old versions of Ares depend on something called CNodes to make the initial connection to the Ares Network. Those CNodes were established back in 2003 and most of them are no longer online.New users are frustrated to wait hours before they realize their version of Ares doesn't connect!
Fortunately, Ares Vista includes the AresConnect utility that uses a different connection method which ensure instant connection to the Ares Network. (Note: If you have an older version of Ares and find that Ares won't connect, you can install AresConnect to solve the problem )
New in 2010
Ares Vista was originally released in June 2009, and was the most advanced version of Ares. Older versions of Ares have been abandoned, but we are constantly working on improvements to Ares Vista. The latest version, 3.21.3003, released in May 2010 works with Windows 7, and is bundled with the AresConnect utility in addition to other new features like better chatroom integration and autodetection of new music encoding schemes.P2P file sharing & security
Ares Galaxy was origionally developed in 2002. Since then, many other versions of Ares have evolved, but all share the same network, communications protocol, and user base. Unfortunately, the new Windows Vista operating system has increased security that interferes with all previous versions of Ares , as well as most other P2P (peer to peer) filesharing applications. As a result, many users have had serious problems using any P2P file sharing application with windows Vista. Some filesharing programs try to get around the problem by directing the user to turn off the UAC, which is a crucial part of Vistas increased security. Microsoft spent a lot of effort on the new security features. Do you really want to operate your P2P filesharing in a less secure environment? Of course not.Features
- Ares lets you share your MP3, video, image and other media files with millions of other Ares users worldwide.
- Ares combines a powerful P2P engine with a user friendly interface and downloads files faster than any other file sharing program around.
- Instant connection to the Ares network, the greatest possible variety in search results, powerful content filters, and a built-in media player.
- Ares lets you search for general file categories including audio, video, images, and software but also supports custom file type searches such as MP3, AVI, and JPG.