HI Simon.
"I am running LW-Basic and i am having a few problems downloading"
What version of L/W are you using ?
What Firewall was you using,? Have you uninstalled it alltogether ?
Windows XP Home,Has its own built in Firewall
Go to, START / Control Pannel / Security Centre / Windows Firewall ,tick the
box [ON] Then press Exeptions, Give LimeWire full access.
Do that first then get back to me.
Peace.