that's mine, too! A very strange thing happenned before: I tried to start limewire (v4.27) from the shortcut on my desktop, and it had disappeared from view(though still viewable via Windows explorer as on the desktop) I went to the program files folder and tried to start it from there. The message that it had become corrupted & should be reinstalled came up.

I did this (v4.3). This installation corrupted, too. I used the link in the forum (limewire-win?), and this one worked. However, this is the one which disconnects (as determined when I try to run a search "you must connect", the bars on the bottom are red). This happens over and over. The odd thing about it is that the download isn't always paused. Its going far slower than anydownload since I left dialup (about 7 months ago), even when connected, and the speed of the download on the status bar is usually faster than the one shown in the window.

And my who system is unusually, irritatingly draggy.

Aside from specifically assigning port 6346 to limewire today (no apparent difference so far, but its only been about 10 min), there have been no changes at all in my computer setup.

Computer:
Computer Type ACPI Uniprocessor PC
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Professional
OS Service Pack -
Internet Explorer 6.0.2800.1106 (IE 6.0 SP1)
Been using Avant browser for the past 4 years, now up to v.10.1 build 22
DirectX 4.09.00.0902 (DirectX 9.0b)


Motherboard:
CPU Type Intel Celeron-S, 1200 MHz (12 x 100)
Motherboard Name Compaq
Motherboard Chipset Intel Solano i815E
System Memory 512 MB (SDRAM)
BIOS Type Compaq (08/31/01)
Display:
Video Adapter Intel(R) 82815 Graphics Controller (32 MB)
3D Accelerator Intel i752
Monitor Philips 109B (109B2) (CX 68933550)

Multimedia:
Audio Adapter Intel 82801BA(M) ICH2X/M - AC'97 Audio Controller [B-0]
Network:
Network Adapter SMC EZ Card 10/100 PCI (SMC1211 Series) (192.168.1.38)
Network Adapter WAN Network Driver - Packet Scheduler

Using Verizon DSL
Also Norton Antivirus pro 2004, Mcafee Personal Firewall v 7.0.0.152, Adaware Se pro v 6.1.0.206. J2SE Runtime Enviroment 5.0 update 4, v. 1.5.0.40. Newly installed Limewire version 4.9.30

I've been using Limewire for ar least a couple of years. Never any problem before.