Hi and welcome !

I have 'moved' your post to this Tips & Tricks froum as your question is of a general nature and not specific to LimeWire... Hopefully you will receive more replies here !

It sounds as if you simply are lacking the 'correct' CODECS.
That stands for COder DECoder.

There are numerous codec packs available and many people have their favourites and quite strong opinions about them... Surprise !

I don't have any 'favourites'... I just use the ones that always work and are stupid-simple to install...

I routinely recommend Cole2k Codecs which you can find and download by clicking on the same in my signature below.

Be sure to download Cole2k Media - Codec Pack V6.1.0 Standard
The link will take you directly to the v6.1.0 Standard download page.

Stay away from the Advanced version for now.

Installation is very simple.
Install only the Codecs... no other 'goodies', right ?

When finished, shutdown your computer and when you next start you should be able to play just about anything !

Also, you will find many many other posts here on the subject of codecs.

Hope it helps... Let us know...

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