You got scammed/stung I'm sorry to say. LW Pro only costs $18.88 I suppose you ended up only getting the free version too right? Or maybe not even th true LW. See:
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...threadid=28751
Can you give us a total desciption of your set up: 1. OS version, 2. What firewalls you have, 3. ram, 4. HDD space available, 5. Connection type, 6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers, 7. Where are you trying to connect from (home, school, work, etc.)?
Try this:
Fixes for Limewire