I've tried everything NO CONNECTION

[Bambi_D]

I am a window vista user with DSL. I got limewire months ago, paid 49.95 for a life time scrip. I had the older 4.something version. That version worked well for me untill recently. The last couple of times it wouldn't connect. I went searching the site support and forums to try to connect. I've done everything everyone has suggested: changed norton firewall, internet options security, added the port, uninstalled and reinstalled (got this LW 5, that I don't like). I was able to connect yest. after waiting 6 hours!!! Now I can't reconnect. I'd like to go back to the older version of LW. Why hasn't a patch been created for these troubles. What do I do now?? I am not a happy camper.