Hi LOTR,

Wow!! that was a mighty quick reply. I am very gratefiul, thanks.

I will check the versions of Java and LW and go from there. My friend was using Limewire earlier in the year and to my knowledge nothing has been changed on his system (I will double check anyway) but after a spell not using it, since he has returned to LM, it has been failing to connect ever since!

I'll get back when I know more, but thanks again,

Roger