Download progress keeps going back and up

I use limewire pro 4.18.3 and when i download files the progress shifts up and down and im using windows xp and i started having this problem yesterday, the downloads will be at 10 percent then drop down to 9 and 8 then back up, can anyone help me

hey, im having the exact same problem.. been looking for a fix but cant find a thing.

It started about a week ago now, only thing i can do to get around it is to delete the file im downloading, including the other bits left in the incomplete folder then redownload the file.. it seems when i either put the download on hold or exit limewire completely, it gets messed up..

When i download now i leave the ***** downloading till it finishes, i got a dsl connection but speeds remain under 80kbps so downloading full length movies takes hours and hours!!!!!!!!

its a ****ing pain!! and there doesnt seem to be any easy fix, ive googled the **** out of this problem and read a whole bunch of threads, having come up with no solution!!

please let me know if you find out something that works

Yes! I'm facing the same problem here too!

My download was initially at 45% but when I restarted Limewire a little later the progress bar had dropped to 6% God...

I reinstalled Limewire too... No luck... Also I had opened the Incomplete folder regularly to Preview the file while it was being downloaded earlier... Wonder if it could have anything to do with this...

Pls do help!!

I am not sure if this is a LW bug or something to do with partly fake download files. Check to see how many copies you have of that file in your incomplete folder.

I am aware that LW does sometimes stop with one incomplete then starts a new one. It has done this ever since LW version 2.

The fact many have reported this however suggests either a new bug else, a new type of spammed file to try to stop people downloading copyright files. I haven't had this problem yet but I'm using LW 4.16 at present. The latest LW version is 4.18.6 which 'might' have dealt with this issue. Unfortunately their history page has not been updated so I can not tell you.

Ah! And I did forget to mention... I'm using Vista [Basic]...!

Which OS are you two guys using? (Mickeymenace & Flashystunaboy)

And Thanks for the reply Lord of the Rings!

I doubt what OS you are using is the issue....I noticed this bug a LONG time ago...and since its never been resolved it rather makes me wonder...for this and many other reasons I no longer use LW, rather Phex or the BearShare beta version listed in this forum

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Im using the latest version of limewire v.4.18.6 and runnin XP pro

I really got no idea whats going on, this is the first time ive ever had any kind of problem using limewire and ive been using it for years!!

I tried reinstalling older versions but that hasnt helped!

I shutdown LW and the next day came back on to finish the file i was downloading, saw it was only at 27%, left it running all day to come back and see the progress bar unchanged, still at 27%!!!!!

I sat there watching it and then bang it drops down to 8% then up again and then back down. I deleted the file completely came back and downloaded it again, the exact same file, left it, same problem... stuck at 27%, going down and then back up again... so i did the same thing agian deleted it but then downloaded a different one left it to download and BANG, got it..

I find that if you dont exit limewire and just let the download run its course then you wont have a problem.

Still would like to know why this is happening and how to fix it!!!

If you come up with anything please let me know

Thank you