Hi and Welcome !

Don't worry.
Remember that you are participating in the Gnutella Network...
Limewire is only one of numerous 'clients' that you can use to access other users of the Gnutella Network...

Many of the clients do very silly things re: 'rating' or 'recognition' of the other clients. Silly, but nothing to cause you problems.
The same goes for the display of INFO, such as the bitrate and run time of an .mp3 file... Just because it isn't displayed means nothing negative.

Also, these are the Gnutella Forums... NOT the Limewire Forums... Limewire, again, is one of many other clients here.
Saying that, you will note that there are clients that use Gnutella Forums as their only forum access for their users.

And, if you really want to try to avoid bad files, be certain to always check the file with Bitzi...
BEFORE you download !

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Hey thanks for the help !!! One more question to you though... you said before I download anything to always check the file with Bitzi ... what is that and where can I find it please ??? Look forward to hearing from you soon.

Most of the better 'clients' have an option which will appear if you highlight a file in either the Search panel or in the Downloads panel...

It may say "Bitzi Ticket" or "Check Bitzi" or whatever...

To learn more about Bitzi, AND to participate in Bitzi as a 'critic' and contributor, please click on > Bitzi - Check Files Before Download !

You do not need to register if you prefer to act anonymously.

Bitzi is a wonderful service and, as with all other aspects of p2p, it is dependent on US 'feeding' and supporting it !


Not all files that you check will have a Bitzi ticket, but more and more people are contributing every day and the database is growing very fast.
Once you start using Bitzi you will find that your whole p2p experience is very much improved !

thank you once again for your help. Hopefully everything will go smoothly now for me. I am new to this downloading of songs so any help is greatly appreciated. Have a great day !