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1. Windows XP
2. Norton Internet Security 2005 [& Windows Firewall obviously]
3. 512MB
4. 25GB
5. ADSL 512/128
6.
Alcatel / Thomson SpeedTouch 510 v4 &
D-Link DES-1008D 8-Port Desktop Switch
7. Home
8. LimeWire PRO 4.12.3 & Java 1.5.0_11-b03
9. Telstra BigPond
10. my test worked
11.

12. experienced user of LimeWire, 1st try at Direct Connect
13. yes