newbie needs help
 

hello just started using limwire and have a few questions
1 what do the numbers nex to the quality stars mean?
2 i have used downloads from one star to four star and have not found that much diff in quality why?
3 does it matter how many downloads i have going at once?
4 why do they stop half way trou?
5 is there any way of finding out if the song is complete b4 download
6 what does launch and resume mean and do i have to keep using them to
download
7 how do i make sure im sharing my files with everyone 2
yes last question
what is chat and why is it only on some files?

sorry for so many questions as you can see not very good wiv putors but tryin to lean, many thanks to anyone who takes the time to answer all these questions

Re: newbie needs help
 

See the User Guide at http://www.limewire.com/english/content/userguide.shtml for many of your answersYes. Each download uses bandwidth and memory, and too many can slow your computer. There is a preference to set the number of maximum downloads. Not all gnutella clients support chat, and like others, you can turn off the option in the prefs.

Welcome. The search button in these forums is also useful and should help with background and tips.

1 Numbers next to the stars tell how many different "locations" have it.

2 Stars an indication of confidence of being successful, not an indication of the file's quality.

4 Connection to supply was interrupted

5 Nope --- other than experienced guessing based on file size and bit rate ---

6 Launch gives you a peek at a partial download so you can "test" it to see if it is really what you expected.
Resume forces a connection retry (I bet that was for those 1 and 2 star downloads)

7 Bottom left dot should show green with a number showing the number of files you are sharing. You can look under the Moniter tab to see if anyone is using your source.

many thanks for all your advice and time you have given me