...for the assist.

I've been using LW since the "early days", but had gotten away from it over the course of the last year or so. Hence, I've forgotten alot of what was once "automatic" for me. As soon as you decribed the procedure, I promptly smacked myself on the forehead (ala Homer Simpson: "Dooh!").

As for the download speeds, believe it or not, I don't really pay that much attention to them as I typically launch LW when I'm going to bed for the night, or when leaving the house for work in the morning. Therefore it's only running when I'm NOT there. When I actually need to use the computer for other tasks, I typically quit LW until I'm through. Then I relaunch the application during times when "I" am idle, or off, the machine.