ZombieGak , thanks for your reply to my other post concerning BearShare.I've read both links you've included.i'm sorry to hear you are still having problems with LW.i've been using BearShare for the past few days with no problems.i suggest you give it a try regardless of what you've read.from what i gathered, LW is one of the most dangerous p2p software crap you can put on your computer.good luck.