Don't have time to read the entire thread but again I believe it is a Java issue, its part of the same problem I get with the newer versions of Java:

http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...threadid=32338

I'm noticing something strange here. I've got the same problems many people in this thread have, but I've specifically noticed that it often "pauses" right after successfully downloading a file. The UI freezes -- I have auto-clear completed on and the 100% download with status "Complete" will stick around and the whole UI quit updating or responding for several seconds, and sometimes for half a minute or more. It's as if it has to "think" a great deal about each file that has finished downloading. The slowdown often causes it to drop connections, other downloads, uploads, etc. -- task manager does indeed show decreased network activity and increased Limewire CPU usage at these times.

Greetings Unreg57687.

When was the last time you did, any system maint.

I have noticed my system slow downs some when my hardrive gets about 70% full. I usually run disk cleanup and disk defragmentor, and it corrects this problem.

I have noticed LW runs more efficently with a well maintained hard drive. It makes it easier for LW to locate and move files around when needed, tying up less resources in the process.

Have a good day

The machine is clean of viruses and spyware and patched up to date (OS, major network-using apps incl. Limewire@4.8.1, and drivers) if that's what you mean. There's also a couple gig disk free.

Here's what I have concerning this. LW only gives that problem when it detects NO connection to the net. Be it that there has been a slight break on DSL (which happens), or you disconnect your modem.
With modems, even if you select "disconnect" in the LW menu before disconnecting the modem, that's the only time CPU usage goes up, and from there onwards, it stays up. Restoring a connection to the net doesn't help. LW will reconnect and work like normal, but it will keep using CPU resources until the program is shut down and restarted.
If there's no break in your connection to the net, (modem that has never been disconnected with LW being started after making the net connection, or if you have an EXTREMELY GOOD DSL connection) LW works beautifully. but the instant it can't detect a net connection, even if for a split second (DSL too), CPU usage goes up through the roof, and stays there. It seems like a bug in LW and not Java.

that's my 2 cents. I'm sure if you look closely at LW you'll notice this too.

A few empty gigs on the HDD is not the measure of "what is enough?" A well running computer should have, minimum, 15% "free space". This is also the minimum windows requires to run defrag. Try a slave drive or even learn about hotswapping HDD's.

Here's my thoughts on the slowing down
 

Well, I think it's to do with the interaction of AMD cpu (Duron), the particular type of video card/driver (KLE chipset with VIA tech VT8361/8601 graphics controller, Trident 3D display driver) on the PC and Java (1.5x?).
I have had problems with this "slowness" with both LimeWire and XNap on the same machine (not at the same time of course). The funny thing is I use Firefox as a browser on that machine, which makes use of the same Java, but no problems with slowdown.
Also, I have another PC with an AMD Duron processor but different graphics chipset etc. running Wi*** & Java 1.5x and absolutely NO problems. Which makes me think it's to do with the graphics chipset/controller.display driver. I'd be interested in these configurations with other peoples PC that have the slowness problem.

So people should only use 50G of a 60G drive?

You're kidding, right?

I don't know about you, but I don't make the kind of money that would let me waste that kind of space. You're basically suggesting a 15% tax on hard drives, since the price tends to scale with the capacity. I can't afford that and I think there are plenty of other people who also cannot afford a 15% surcharge on all their storage media purchases.

java 1.5
 

I have been trying to download java 1.4.x for a couple of days now. when i get it from the sun website it states that the incorrect/ out of date microsoft installer is present. I looked into this and it needs version 2. XP pro service pack 2 instals version 3 by default. I managed to install version 1.3 and it kinda worked with a few errors, but less processor power used.

Does anyone have a version that will install on sp 2 that they can email to me of is available on a 3rd party site?

or failing that any advice, i have 5 gb of virtual memory set and that makes no differance

yours

drew

If you never noticed you never get 60 gig out of a 60 gig hard dirve from the get go. It could range 55 to 57 gig. Try to defrag that 6o gig drive with less than 15% empty and watch Windows warn you. Not me. I just report my observations I don't make the rules or the product. But this is just another answer to possible slow down on a system.