[TheSioux]

Hey, well first of all, is limewire safe? I don't want to be downloading any viruses of course. And, how do I turn off all of my sharing -i don't want to share anything-? I went to "tools", "options" and then "+sharing" and unchecked everything, is that all i needed to do? Sorry for all the questions D:, any help will be greatly appreciated though .

[birdy]

There are heaps of infected files being shared on the network. So you need to make sure that you're using a good AV program. Keep it updated & use it to scan all files that you've downloaded, before you open them.

Watch file sizes...be wary of files less than 2000 KB in size.
WARNING: Viruses on network you should be aware of!

The decision to share is up to you, but remember that this is peer-to-peer...if everyone chose not to share then there'd be nothing worth downloading on the network.
And you wouldn't be able to download the files that you want

If you're wary of sharing straight away then that's fine...once you've been using LW for a while then you might decide to start sharing. I hope so

To disable sharing, go tools > options > sharing & untick the folders that are set for sharing > apply > ok.

[TheSioux]

AV = AntiVirus i'm guessing? Um, i think i have a Norton Internet Security program, will that work? Oh lol, i just clicked on that link, thank you very much. i'll have to download some of that sutff.

[birdy]

Oops...forgot to tell you...also turn off partial sharing & automatic sharing of torrents.
Within LW (tools > options > sharing > advanced, untick 'Share .torrent files' & 'Allow Partial Sharing' > apply > ok).

[TheSioux]

yup, i got that thanks. Lol, another question sorry D:. I downloaded this song but it won't play so i want to delete it... but when i try to delete it says it can't be deleted because it's being used by something else, and idk what else is using it... is that bad? and, any ideas how to fix it?

Oh, and how do i scan something?

[birdy]

Go to LW's library, click on Saved Files. Now highlight the file you want to delete & click Explore...your saved folder should open for you. Close LW & when it's properly closed, delete the file from your saved folder.

If you're still having trouble deleting it, there's more info & utilities to try here.
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/downlo...elete-all.html

Right click on a file outside of LW (ie not in LW's library...find your saved folder instead)...there should be the option to scan the file with your AV program.

[TheSioux]

Thanks! I'll make sure to refer to that link you gave me more often. I just realized almost every question i have is answered in there...