1. WinXP
2. Windows Firewall, and its off too.
3. 256 MB RAM
4. 17 GB free space
5.Using ADSL, 512KBs
6 Using an AZTech USB Modem. No router
7. Home
8. LW: 4.8.1, Java: 1.4.2
9. I'm living in U.A.E (United Arab Emirates), my ISP is Etisalat. I also have friends subsrcibed to the same connection, and they're downloads run perfectly fine. This makes me feel inferior.
10. This is a new problem with an experienced user.