okay ive read about every link i can about vista and lime wire mostly seeing people say they can't connect to lime wire .my dang problem isn't the connection i am turbo charged but my downloads do not show i can add any genre and the lil plug up on right side blinks but it wont show any downloads if anyone has a solution shout please with any answers it would be very much appreciated

Do you mean that even though LW searches (when the plug blinks), no results show up? Try the fixes below.

1. In LW go tools > options > searching > basic & check whether the 'show license warning' box is ticked. If it does, untick it > Apply > ok...see if that makes any difference.

2. Problems with the search

3. Delete LW's preferences folder when LW's properly closed.
This will change all of your settings within LW's options, you'll have to go back through afterwards & reset things to the way you like them.
Vista users: LimeWire Pref Folder in Vista