: [ bad news. i have a full connection, but the firewall picture is still here even though it's status is off. and when i tried to download another song with two sources and it still said need more sources. the one from earlier is still connecting now with 1451 hosts tried. i'm really sorry because i'm trying everything you say but nothing seems to work. is there any chance there is one more thing i can try to figure it out?

If a file has 1451 sources, it's a fake!!!!!

Does every file you're trying to download give you the connecting/need more sources thing? Do a test...try to download an old song (2 years or more) with just a few sources.

If you still see connecting/need more sources, try this: Delete LW's preferences folder when LW's properly closed. See point 3 here & also point 2 if you've used older versions of LW in the past (there could be a folder in either location).
Fixes for LimeWire
This will kill all of your settings within options, you'll have to go back through afterwards & reset things. If you're not sure of your settings, go through LW's tools > options & write them all down, so that you can reset things later.