I am grateful for your suggestion, efield, and acted upon it immediately. I couldn't download the old 1.8 version. The information is all good, but none of it works. I will not give up on LimeWire -- I have enjoyed it for a long time -- but I did find a service that is an adequate replacement, for the moment. Does anyone know if LimeWire is attempting to rectify this problem? I'm clearly not alone in this frustration.