Firewall settings can be configured here:
http://www.limewire.com/english/content/firewalls.shtml
DON'T use the Resume button to continue All of your downlds. This will put great stress on LW & your computer.
See:
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...threadid=34196 & related links.
And if you've had incompletes sitting at 0% for many months, then delete them from the downld list & also the incomplete folder (but be very careful to choose the right ones!!!)
How much RAM do you have by the way? Do yo use other apps at the same time?