I tried to get rid of Bearshare as advised in threads below.
Got to the bit where it says go to processes tab on Task Manager, but when scrolling down there was no sign of Bearshare, but it is still listed in my list of installed programmes.
Thank you for your help and the time taken to assist me.
if you dont feel confident doing it you could try PCPitstop its a good site, you have to register but there is a good section on getting rid of unwanted programmes.There is plenty of help and advice available