I generally recommend to allow LW to settle after opening before doing anything. Even go away & have a cup of coffee. I also don't recommend using the Resume/Find Sources button on many (if any) files, particularly if you have connection issues. Depending on how many shared & incomplete files you have, LW can take some time to load them all. It will also be trying to connect to each file one at a time. If you use the Resume button, this will put xtras stress on LW & can affect its connection quality. It will also result in files being queued for much longer.

A couple of days ago (I didn't use LW yesterday) I opened LW & about 40 mins later I had a file downlding at 27 KB/s from several sources which is max for me. 15 mins later I had another from 2 sources. I hadn't even done a search or anything. I just opened LW & had it running in the background.

Here's some hints: A well set-up LW can start to automatically continue its dwnlding after it's settled down perhaps 2 out of 3 times you open LW. Optimising LW & Maximising Uplds & Dwnlds A (1st post only) & also Part B which is even better & last & least are search & dwnld hints. The latter one I've been thinking about re-writing for some time. That's just for playing it safe. eg- I show all speeds & qualities.

If necessary at least have a look at these if you think you need them: Fixes for Limewire