i have tried evrything to get downloading at faster than 1k for 1 week now....i have dsl and configured for 3+ stars...nothing...all i do is watch the screen that is allegedly "turbocharged", yeah right....what a waste of money......before upgrading to 4.4.4 it was slow but better than the crap i have now....

oph yeah, not to mention how it just dissapears all of a sudden, shuts down apparently for no damned reason.

have you read this link yet as to your 1st question. http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...threadid=27036

As to your 2nd question a little more information is needed.

Machine type & CPU
Operating System & sps
HDD
RAM
Java Version
Firewalls
Modem type & model no.
where do you connect from. (Home, Office, University)

ok, im willing to try again...hold my hand and tell me where i get all that info....also, why do i get a connection at 20 that lasts for 1 sec as it counts down to zero, then no connection?

Well to begin with in LW under help - about LimeWire - that will tell you your LW version and Java version.

I'm not sure which operating system your using, so I will tell you how for WindowsXP. 1) start 2) control panel 3) systems -
The general tab will list your operationg system, RAM and CPU -
Go to the Hardware Tab and click device manager - This will list your hard disk drive and it's size, What modem and/or ethernet card and it's and speed.

You can look at your external modem for a type and model no.

Your firewalls would be something like if you had sp2 installed or a software program like Norton Internet Security, McAffee, etc. Also some modems have built in firewalls. That is why we need the modem infromation.

Also where you connect from - self explanatory-
What is your DSL connection speed. You can call your ISP to find this out. Also who is ISP (Internet service provider)

You can do a speed test to see what your available speed is HERE (click on link) remembering though that some of your speed is lost in overhead. So overhead + your speed test result = your official connection speed.