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I can do that but then the programme just tells me I'm downloading it already - what is the advantage?

Just searching and displaying the results is enough, you don't have to start downloading again
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OK I have upgraded and now I have that option and it does seem to make a difference.

In the search box what is HASH? if it is the number of uploaders for that file why is it not the same as the number from which i am downloading?

Also I have the firewall symbol at the bottom despite having made limewire an exception on windows firewall, should I worry about this? Will it make any difference?
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I can do that but then the programme just tells me I'm downloading it already - what is the advantage?
I don't mean press for download again. This is for when you are downloading a file allready. Don't think you read the previous post carefully. By finding results for the file you're downloading, in a lot of cases your downloadspeed will improve.
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hi there,

i'm new to this stuff.

i use win xp sp2 256mb ram, norton anti virus 2006, 64 kbps connection speed (cable connection) and can download @ 8 to 10 KB/s a 700mb file using limewire 4.10.9 pro

i would like to know whether i could increase this speed somehow ?

please help me.

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That's about the best speed that you can expect from a 64kbps connection
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yes, it indeed is. 10 kbps on a 64kbps connection! lol i get that on a 2 meg connection! (on some downloads)
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I can do that but then the programme just tells me I'm downloading it already - what is the advantage?
When this box appears what i do is click save as and just add a fullstop to the file name and click okay and it usually downloads. just remember when you download more than one of a particular item when the first one has downloaded cancel the others as so not to get two or more.
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The new LW 4.12.3 will automatically add a no. to the file-name so that problem is solved.
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Fantastic, its the little things that count.
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thanks for the tip man..
this is amazing ..
on my 2 MBps connection i feel the download speed to have been tripled or so..
oohhh.. thanks a lot man...
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The improvements you can find here http://www.limewire.com/english/cont..._history.shtml so you can always bookmark this page to see what is happening with the newest version if they have gotten around to updating the documentation.

Get LW from here (unless a pro user): http://www.limewire.com/english/content/download.shtml

Or get the beta from here (unless a pro user) : http://www.limewire.com/english/content/beta.shtml

Pro users get official & beta releases from their own personal pro download page!!!
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ive just perchased pro and it dont seem to be any faster can u help please.
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I do exactly as you say, but all my download does is get slower and slower.
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erm you expect help? well im gonna need some info...eg an actual problem to overcome, you say you have done all that is said...havew you done it correctly? it takes some fine tuning..and by getting slower and slower, do you mmean it actualy does get slower and slower or its just real slow? because the speed is afected by a few things:

time of day- people with the file have to be online, and the right people
your internet connection
their internet connection (only go for those with full stars of quality)
firewalls
number of people who have the file (time of day)
try it with different files and see what happens

without a proper problem, im afraid i can provide little/no further help
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When i search, the speed starts to go down and stay the same, even after I am done searching. But when I restart limewire, and download again, its back up to the normal speed.
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