Limewire's player is not the best in the world, and it is adviseable to use a different player. I use iTunes, but winamp and various others do the job far better than the Limweire player.
Limewire does freeze at times, but, whilst it can be a pain, It still functions Ok as far as uploading and downloading what is already in progress. It is just the interface that freezes. It might help to lower your download cursor 5 or 10 percent in Limewire.
I hope this helps a little bit
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