I don't know if this will help or not and I understand your frustration. I downloaded LimeWirePro in August. It worked fine for a couple of months, then the bar wouldn't go past one. I followed the directions to allow by Norton, didn't help - then I did what the sticky note post said to do (download gnutella and put in a LW folder) and that worked! I didn't think so at first, but I restarted my computer and now have a turbo connection! It's my lucky day, hope it turns out to be yours, too.