well i installed the new version,(last time i did uninstall it and lost the downloads) , so this time i did a installed it over the old one just now , seems to be fine but wont know for sure untill i restart downloading again but thanx for the help here. however my connnection still goes idle after 30 min. if i dont stay at the computer . aybody can help. as mentioned earler this only started when i switched to wireless. i was hearing that this is part of the new code of limewire. but i never had trouble connecting when i had cable. ill try setting everything to default. and leave it . any help is appreciated.