I thought I was overly computer literate, but after reading all these threads, I guess I am not. I need to be walked through this because I cannot figure it out. Thankfully, by the sounds of things, other users can't figure it out either.

I am using windows XP. I can connect to Limewire for a while, usually anywhere from ten minutes to an hour or so. Limewire still downloads the files it was downloading, but I can't search. I can get it to re-connect only if I shut down Limewire and restart the program. I am only using dialup through my mother's work, so I never even get a whole file downloaded before this occurs.

I tried going into the advanced setup and adding Gnutella, i tried doing it in my firewall settings, and doing all the tasks I could decipher in the threads I could understand.

If this problem is fixable, but I am just too "computer-lingo challenged" to understand, could I ask the favor of explaining it to me in layman's terms so I can have some peace of mind? I love Limewire on my DSL on my old laptop, but I can't get this to connect long enough to do what I need to do!

Thank you so much!