I tried your suggestion of unchecking the license warning. Mine wasn't checked, so that's not the issue. I deleted the window's updates but that didn't help. I re-downloaded LW just to make sure I wasn't missing any files. That didn't fix it. I downloaded the beta version (4.13.2) of LW. Some things download very slowly, others (even with 100 sources) just say they're connecting and never download.

1. OS version? (eg: Windows 98) Vista
2. What firewalls you have? Norton Protection Center - I have configured it to allow LimeWire all the time
3. How much ram? 2gig
4. Hard Disk space available? 500gig
5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.) cable
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? Webstar DPC2100
7. Where are you trying to connect from (house, appartment complex, school, student accomodation, work, etc.)? house
8. What version of LimeWire (LW) & Java do you have? (Go to LW's menu Help>About LW...) Will show both LW & Java version. 4.12.11 Java 1.6.0
9. Who is your ISP provider (Internet Service Provider)? Brighthouse
10. Do this simple test for us. Using your browser go here: http://www3.limewire.com:6346/ The page should say 'Your test worked!'. What happens when you go there? It says "Your test worked!"
11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up. NO
12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user. New problem that started when I downloaded he lastest version after moving to a computer with VISTA.
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface? No brick, have turbo charged connection.

I can search for files just fine, when I try to download one, the status says 'connecting', then eventually 'need more sources'. This happens for files that show over 100 sources. My connection is a 'Turbo Charged Connection'. The first day I had LimeWire on the Vista computer, it was an older version, which worked fine. I paid to upgrade to the latest version and that is when this issue began. Is this an issue with the lastest verison? If so, should I get a previous version?

Hi Matt Stevenson,

Sounds like your setup is good, but your running into the problem of fake files that are on the network. Try d/loading a file from here: http://www.magnetmix.com/audio2.shtml. These are guaranteed to be good. If they go to need more sources, right click the file and click find more sources. The file should start d/loading shortly. This will show that your connection is good and you can d/load files.

More info on fake files: Recognising Fake files, also this post by LOTR: http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showthread.php?t=63993.

Check files with Bitzi Web Lookup before downloading. It'll help you sort out if it's a good file or not. While on the Bitzi site, search for the file there and use the magnet link to launch the file in limewire. Then search for it again in LW. Sometimes that'll help you find the good files.
Also preview the file when it gets to 10% to check that it's what the title says.

See this thread for tips on searching and downloading files. How to find music(same principles apply to movies).

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