Not so much "locking up" on XP, just..... crashing as regularly as Aeroflot

[tambourine-man]

OK - does your 3.3.4 version of Limewire crash like hell - if so, please read on. Not sure if this is deserving of a new thread, but the other threads don't seem to specifically cover this (and I can't believe I'm the only one to experience this), so i'll go ahead.


Diary of Misery...

Wednesday Night: I downloaded Ver. 3.3.4 from Limewire website. Worked about as well as you can expect it to work. I'm on ADSL (in UK). Downloaded (and launched) 3 or 4 mpeg and mp3 files with no problem. At the same time, I ran most recent version of Kazaa. Spent early hours of Friday morning downloading on Limewire and allowing both Limewire and Kazaa to access each other's "shared" files for upload. This worked with no problem. Aghast at the time. Realised that eyes had dried up like two albino raisins... decided it was wise to go to bed.

Thursday Morning: Connected to web, launched Limewire (resumed download from previous night) yet was unable to search. Would not allow me to connect (light stays red). FAQ suggested that this situation would improve if left for "extended periods of time". Continued to work with Kazaa, watching my "Participation Rating" rocket.... CRASH...!!! Windows restarts and suggests a FAT 32 check. "Fair enough" methinks - just one of those things. Relaunches Limewire and now find that I am able to connect and search. Cat claws my hand when I tease him mercilessly with a makeshift "whip", constructed from a stretch of curtain fibre.

Thursday Afternoon: Windows XP crashes yet again, and again. Each with the same suggestions of a FAT 32 check. Luckily, there are no serious consequences. Cat eyes me suspisiously. Become paranoid that I may be somehow overloading my system's memory capability or overheating it. However, after various tests, none of these appear to have any influence on the occurance of crashes.

Thursday Early Evening: After finishing uploads/downloads on Kazaa, I shut that programme down, suspecting that both Limewire and Kazaa are somehow conflicting at times or requesting similar resourses (I'm not a computer techie, really). Launch only Internet Explorer and Limewire. Crashes within 5 minutes. Attempt it again, this time without any other program. Start downloads. Crashes in under 60 seconds. Become extremeley worried when the room lights dim - only to find that cat has climbed onto the radiator and "pawed" the dimmer switch. Accept cat's subtle hint and feed him.

Thursday Evening: I write this little piece, scared to even start Limewire, considering the alarming increase in regularity of crashes. On a further note. When I crash, the files I was in the middle of downloading are unrecoverable (even from the "incomplete" folder). What I'm presented with, is an automatic "resumption" of downloading a file I had earlier downloaded. Cat comes into house from garden, looking slightly dishevelled. Probably been inadvisably fighting with next door's fat-*** cat.

I have to say that I'm a little disappointed with the performance - I thought about trying Morpheus or ShareBear???? Any comments would be greatly appreciated. Any simple, idiot-proof solutions would be grovellingly praised.

Tambourine-man