Sorry to reply to my own reply...! I forgot to say one thing for nervous people like joe...

If you are that worried about being caught do this..regularly

Set limewire to close completely on exit, and to NOT share partly downloaded files - use the limewire options to achieve this.

(first time you do the following, start with step 3)

1. use Limewire to download a file (juse one file)

2. as soon as it is 100% completed, close limewire immediately and fully, make sure it is not still running in the system tray. you can set the options for this within limewire so you only have to click on the large X in the window corner to close down completely.

3. Use windows explorer to move the file you just downloaded into another folder, one which is not set for sharing - note the first time you do this you should move ALL files out of this shared folder before starting limewire at all!

4. check your "incomplete" folder and delete anything in there too.

in future only ever download one file at a time, and then close limewire, move the file to an alternative folder before restarting limewire - this will mean you are sharing 0 files and the music industry cannot accuse you of sharing which is the essence of the copyright breach problem.

Ross.