thanks birdy. I found a temporary fix from one of the links you provided me on your first response. Turns out, Mcafee isn't compatible with limewire when you have windows vista. for those of you who have the same problem as me, try this out.

To narrow down where the issue lies, could you try the following:

- click Start
- click Run
- type: services.msc
- click OK
- right-click on the McAfee Redirector service
- click Stop
- try LimeWire again to see if the issue still occurs

Note: don't forget to Start the service again after testing (or reboot the PC).

* MY Note: This is only a temporary fix, since you're basically turning Mcafee off. I stopped the McAfee redirecter service, booted up limewire, got a TURBO charged connection, Turned the McAfee redirecter service back ON, and the limewire connection is still present.

I guess I will have to use this technique from now on; that is, until someone could find a permanent fix.