1. For incompletes, see Downlds refuse to reload (click on link), however with LW 4.12 it will continue from where they were if you do what's suggested in the link.

2. For files you're sharing or were sharing & are now in red, select them (can select multiple files whilst holding down the SHIFT key) & right-click on them & choose share files. Else, right-click shared folder & choose share folder.

Wow! I'm not sure what happened or why - but it seems to have fixed itself! Could this have anything to do with it - I had downloaded a program and it didn't instal properly so I uninstalled it. The uninstal was not complete and I kept getting a message that the program was trying to start up ( even after the uninstal ) but couldn't and part of it was still on my system in the form of a Shellex.dll file - that no matter what I tried, I couldn't get rid of. I found out about Unlocker - downloaded it and poof! it got rid of the hellex.dll file. I had shut Limewire down while I installed Unlocker - just started it up and everything seems normal.
Sorry about the double post awhile ago.. Thank you so much for your advice I appreciate your time. have a great New Years and may the New year be a prosperous and happy one for you.