You could be nearish some fake ultrapeers you are connecting to.

Check these links: (a) Problems with the search, __ (b) Hostiles List

When you say lots of choices to download, are you sure they are not fake, at least a % of them? Check the topics here about corrupt or fake files, etc. -> MAJOR TOPICS for Upload/Download HELP

I'll move your post to the mac osx section. Stief might have some ideas.

BTW you may be having a problem with Out of Bounds searching (OOB). This can be disabled via your Speed settings.

Thank you! I will check all of the links you mentioned.

The choices that roll in when Limewire is "connected" are great, along with the usual detritus. I ignore all that. But they're not fake, as when Limewire downloads, I get almost all the songs. Next time I start up---no song has any choices. It's feast/famine <-- you know, if music is the food of the gods,play on!

Hence the trite metaphor.

Thanks for what you've sent so far. It just seems odd to be either all on or none on.

Paula