The LimeWire 4.9.17 beta has been released. You can download the free version from the LimeWire download page. PRO users can download the beta from their personal download page.

This beta features further bugfixes and reliability improvements:

* A deadlock was fixed that would make LimeWire just stop sharing files
* LimeWire will now use much less memory when sharing a lot of files
* A special workaround for the connection problems on Windows XP SP2 was added. LimeWire may still occasionally disconnect, but it should reconnect automatically within a few minutes
* A few bugs that would cause the LimeWire to "freeze" were fixed.

Give it a try and let us know how it holds up. At this stage, we're primarily interested in long-term stability and reliability.

- The LimeWire dev team.