okay i'll do my best to discribe

1. O/S - windows xp pro
2. firewalls - just windows (unblocking L/W)
3. ram - 1GB
4. disc space - loads usally have about 20gb - 40gb free
5. connection - broadband 1meg
6. modem thompson speedtouch 330 - no routes no network single machine.
7. connecting from home
8. version - limewire 4.8.1 pro
9. isp - virgin net
10. discovered limewire about a month ago (use it every day) using winmx previously(crap)
11. limewire seems to work fine have no promblems when searching + downloading, until i leave it in the background then it just seems to disapear, no error message, as if i've just exited the program.

be grateful for an answer