Hi,

There are a heck of a lot of files out there on the gnutella network that are real hard to download. Most often it is because those servers are already overloaded with queued download requests.

You can make life a little easier by (I'm guessing you are using the PC version) clicking on the 'Tools' tab at the top of the Limewire window. Then select 'Options' then 'Searching' then 'Quality'. After that, I usually select the 'Show only 4 Star Results' option. You will get far less search results but the percentage of downloadable files will be greater.

I am not 100% sure what exactly this does. It will, however, filter out the busy servers where your chance of retrieving a file are low. The end results are a greater percentage of sucessful downloads.

Good Luck!

Ken