ok dude i have the same problem as sueinperu....i start downloading stuff from limewire then i go to the other room for some time and wen i come back the comp has gone into idle mode and i click on my compartment of the comp and when i put the mouse arrow on limewire window it disappears and wen i go to the systray it vanishes from my sight instantly...so bacically my limewire shuts down every time my comp goes into idle mode....i tried ur remedy of putting both the power options to "never" but my comp is still going into idle mode and limewire is shutting down!!!! plz help me out!!!