connection quality help

[bowtieguy]

hi,i'm new here,not sure if this is the right thread to post on so bare with me.i've been on limewire for a while now.i had a connection problem when i first got my new computer and some how i fixed it and now i cant remember how.just the other day i had to renew my subscription with webroot spy sweeper and trend micro antivirus,now i'm having a connection problem againwhen i get on limewire ,down on the bottom left-hand corner,you have a connection quality status graph,i have 1 green bar,normally when i have a good connection i will get 5 green bars.i type in a search and it wont find any results.i went into my windows firewall and made an exception for limewire ,something needs to be checked or unchecked and i dont know what.please somebody help thank you