i need some help badly!
 

ok first up am not very good with computers but from what ive read on these forums it seems thay my limewire is the slowest in the world.i am usually downloadin from 8 hosts at between 1 - 8 KBS.so ive filled the answers to these questions and if anyone can help it would be very much appreciated.

1. OS version? (eg: Windows 98) WINDOWS XP SP2
2. What firewalls you have? WINDOWS FIREWALL TURNED OFF
3. How much ram? 512MB
4. Hard Disk space available? 7.8Gb
5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.) BROADBAND
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? NETGEAR DG834GT
7. Where are you trying to connect from (house, appartment complex, school, student accomodation, work, etc.)? HOUSE
8. What version of LimeWire (LW) & Java do you have? (Go to LW's menu Help>About LW...) Will show both LW & Java version. LW 4.12.6 JAVA 1.5.0_09
9. Who is your ISP provider (Internet Service Provider)? SKY BROADBAND
10. Do this simple test for us. Using your browser go here: http://www3.limewire.com:6346/ The page should say 'Your test worked!'. What happens when you go there? YOUR TEST WORKED
11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up. 2 LAPTOPS CONNECTED TO THE ROUTER WIRELESSLY BUT USUALLY ONLY 1 USEIN LIMEWIRE AT A TIME
12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user. THIS IS MY FIRST TIME
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface? NO

by the way ive found this out as well incase it helps any...apparently my download speed is 4096Kbps and upload is 448Kbps

Try some of the tricks in this sticky....:rolleyes_2:
A few things to consider while configuring Limewire for optimal performance...

ive tryed
 

yip ive tryed to do all that stuff but nothing ever seems to help.my downloads still stay round the 4 KB mark.that part bout changin your maximum downloads didnt seem to do anything.no matter what i put it too the speed stayed the same

You might want to see if your ISP doesn't shape your connection when it comes to p2p usage...Also check to see what plan you are using and if it shape's once your allowance has been used...:rolleyes_2:

how do i find all that out??

Give them a ring and ask them what plan you are on and ask them about shaping or throttling p2p...:rolleyes_2:

well i know its up to 4mb download and a 20gb download limit but i dont know bout this shaping or throttling so i will give them a ring an see. this next bit is mad tho i checked my gals laptop earlier were usein the same wireless router and it was downloadin quicker than my laptop.could it be my internet explorer settings or anything like that????

Hmmm the only other thing I can suggest you do is try some of the fixes in this sticky and see if that helps you any...
Fixes for Limewire when LW isn't operating as it should!

You mentioned you were not computer savy. I would try to go to your processes while lime wire is running (ctrl+alt+del) and see what else is running. Also, how long have you had this comp??

Try only downloading 1 or 2 files at a time,it will always be quicker.Also depends on where the file is coming from,if it's local it will be quicker.

Hmmm
 

MMMMM how old is your computer let's see your runing with 7.9Hardrive not much room to put anything in the first place.You said that you are runing windows XP sp2 well that windows take's 98mb and on top of that what ever other programs you have on your PC is probley take more room to like if you all ready have Movies or game's or music witch i might say will slow you down if you do not have a lot of hard drive space.For ram you have 512 witch is good but with windows Xp sp2 it's take a lot of ram about 128-256 for good use of windows xp and like up top what ever programs are runing will take more ram witch means you probley only have one or two 100mb of ram to use left.MMMM you said you have broadband right ok is it your's or are you shareing withsome one else because if you are shareing some one eles it might just slow you down even more because thay might have a fire wall blocking you.And i no netgear i have a wireless but mines a bilken .works great

All in all not to be rude or anything but looks like you could use a new computer.:shoot:
Chris B.........

Reply to Stuart22
 

I have to agree that you need a new computer. Because at this point, if you upgrade it would cost as much as a bottom line model. You can get a computer that has a 80g HD and 256mb RAM 2.5ghz Intel/AMD for a less than you are going to spend on all the upgrades!! GOOD LUCK!! And, if you have any questions. please feel free to email me!!.....I'M OOOOUUUUT!!!!

sorry all
 

sorry all i didnt make the specs of this computer clear its a medion 3.06 Ghz pentium 4 processer with a 40 GB hard drive.the 7.8gb is what space i have left.an 512mb ram any time i go on limewire i close all other running programs to let it download in peace.
just for curiousity i deleted my limewire preferences folder last nite an i started limewire up usein the t3 settings and its downloadin round the 20 - 30KB now.should i just settle for this speed now or is there anything else i can do???

trying to help stuart22
 

Sounds like you have plenty of computer. I would go out and buy an external hard drive and put all of your media on that. I have to do the same thing. In the meantime here is something that you can do to increase bandwidth on your computer. Microsoft keeps 20% for itself (what a surprise). DO THIS....

1. Make sure you're logged in as "Administrator" (not just any account with admin privileges).
2. Navigate to START>Run and type: gpedit.msc
3. Navigate to Local Computer Policy > Administrative Templates > Network > QOS Packet Scheduler
4. In the right window, double-click the limit reservable bandwidth setting
5. On the setting tab, check the enabled setting.
6. Where it says "Bandwidth limit %", change it to read 0 (or whatever percentage you want to reserve for high priority QoS data)
7. Click OK, close gpedit.msc

hahaha
 

AMD3.6ghz Rocks :PEACE: better than dell or mac or intel sorry guy 's
C:180GB hardrive
D:80GB hardrive
E:52X cdrw DVD burner combo
Video card: Gforce 4 5200
dont no the sound
A: drive
3GIG of ram
850 Sub stero rocks
Windows XP sp2 all updated

Bilkin wireless - Broadban i pay for the broadban but i am the basment
This is my computer

home made cost 3,000

HEHE :p
Cris b.....

cheers man i was thinkin of gettin a external hard drive.i will try to change those settings u were sayin bout as soon as i figure out how to log in as admin..haha im crap

cheers man i was thinkin of gettin a external hard drive.i will try to change them settings u said as soon as i figure out how to log in as admin...haha im crap