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I'M VERY NEW TO THIS STUFF SO YOU'LL JUST HAVE TO BARE (LOL) WITH ME,,,I'M ALSO ANCIENT! OKAY FIRST THE SYSTEM INFO
XP SP3 2002, COMPAQ INTELL (R) PENTIUM (R) 4 CPU 2.40GHz 2.39GHz, 504MB OF RAM 270MB FREE SPACE
YES ON THE FIRE WALL I DON'T KNOW IT IT'S MINE OR THE ISP'S
CONNECTION TYPE IS DSL I CONNECT FROM HOME
LIMEWIRE VERSION IS 4.18
MY ISP IS LOCAL PHONE CO
WHEN I TYPED IN THE URL ADDRESS IT TOOK ME TO A SEARCH PAGE WHERE THE FIRST SITE LISTED WAS 'YOUR TEST WORKED'
NO I DON'T SHARE WITH ANOTHER COMPUTER AT THIS TIME BUT WILL BE SOME TIME IN THE FUTURE
YES THIS IS NOT ONLY MY FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH LIMEWIRE BUT MY FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH ANY OF THE MUSIC DOWNLOADING PROGRAMS
YES THERE IS A BRICK WALL INDICATING I HAVE A FIREWALL I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S MINE, THE ISP'S OR THE SECURITY PEOPLE'S
I LIVE IN THE GOOD OLE USA IT'S STILL THE BEST THING GOING
I DID ADD A WIRELESS KEYBOARD AND MOUSE RECENTLY BUT THAT'S THE ONLY CHANGES I CAN REMEMBER...'COURSE THERE'S OLDTIMERS TO CONSIDER.
I CONTRACTED THRU MY PHONE COMPANY (MY ISP) FOR A SECURITY COMPANY THAT PROVIDES ME WITH EVERYTHING SO THAT I DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT STUFF...OLDTIMER'S AGAIN! THE COMPAY'S NAME IS SECUR IT.
NOW THAT IS OUT OF THE WAY WILL I HAVE TO DO THAT E VERY TIME I HAVE A QUESTION? I SURE HOPE NOT!
MY PROBLE IS WITH THE MEDIA PLAYER...I FOLLOWED ALL THE INSTRUCTIONS, SHOWS ALL THE SIGNS OF BEING THERE, I DOWNLOADED A FEW SONGS AND THEY LOOKED LIKE THEY WERE OK, BUT I COULDN'T GET THEM TO PLAY. NOW I'M PRETTY FRUSTRATED...HAVING SPENT 4 HRS TRYING TO GET IT TO WORK, READING AND RE-READING INSTRUCTIONS, FINALY CKNG THE HELP THING AGAING (50thx) DECIDED I'D SEE IF I WAS JUST STUPID OR IF MAYBE SOMEINE ELSE HAD TROUBLE. HUH...FOUND OUT I AM JUST STUPID...OR ELSE I COULDN'T FIND THE RIGHT PLACE TO LOOK..WHICH STILL PUTS ME IN THE SPECIAL NEEDS CATAGORY. I SURE HOPE YOU CAN HELP ME WITHOUT MAKING IT TO CORNFUSING!!!

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There are lots of bad files shared on the network (some infected, some just useless). Sometimes people share bad files because they don't realise that what they've downloaded & are sharing is bad. Sometimes bad files are shared deliberately, by companies who're trying to sabotage file sharing.

Did you preview the files while you were downloading them (to check how they sound)?
Have you tried using another player (not LW's player - something like Windows Media Player, or iTunes, or any other player that you might have installed) to play the files? If not, turn off LW's player... in LW click on Tools > Options > Player > untick 'Use LW player' > apply > ok. Once you turn that off, then another music player should take over & play the files. The LW player is pretty awful, so it's worth trying another player;)

If none of the files play with another player, go & search for the files again. Maybe you've just downloaded junk in the first place, it happens:) When you search again, look for files with 10 or less hosts (number in the # column).

Since you're really new to LW, have a read of the FAQ & User Guide here (click on underlined links):

• LimeWire User Guide
• Frequently Asked Questions

One thing you need to make sure of is that you have a good antivirus (AV) program installed. Keep it updated & use that program to scan all files that you downoad, before you open them!
Once you've downloaded a file, click on the Library tab in LW. Now click on Saved Files & click Explore (bottom left corner)... your saved folder will open. When your saved folder is open, find the file that you've just downloaded & right click on that - you should see the option to scan the file with your AV. You need to do this for every file that you download, just to make sure that you don't end up with a virus & to make sure that you don't end up sharing infected files on to other people:)

The links below have some info about what to watch out for.
Virus thread: Typical virus spam file sizes - Make a note of them (click on blue link to see)

* WARNING: Viruses on network you should be aware of ! *

Let us know if you need more help with things:)