Thank you Master Purple,
(Been a long time since I visited this thread or any other.) I had a mechanic boyfriend who told me to always check the easy things first, test them one by one before going on to the things that need a dismantling of the engine.
You've proven it here, Earl. We've been tearing our hair out over this issue for some time, and since I returned with a functioning computer and downloaded the latest version of Limewire, (and I have to download it again on still another new machine) it didn't seem to be doing any better. I forget now, since it's been awhile, but there was something else about the new version that didn't please me.
LW installs with a default of 20 uploaders or uploads per person, not sure on that. I had it set at 10 on the old computer for no other reason than I was messing with the preferences. Even with only 10 sometimes they're sharing 15 kpps. That's mighty slow. And my downloads were miserably slow or non existent on the new HP that I had for three days. But I was grabbing 10 or more of those 'loads at one time. Just piggy and ended up paying for it.
We were trying everything under the sun, but aiming too high, I think:
I bought a new 512 stick of RAM for my 'puter, which helped everything but LW. I changed firewalls to get rid of that memory hog ccApp. Finally I just bought a new heftier machine, which I needed if I wanted to goof around on the Internet as I was.
Two new computers and both gave me nothing but grief, first the HP and then a GW. I'm back to eMachines with not much more processor speed, but lots of RAM and 2000 BUS somethings. Oh, I'm so technical. The guy at Best Buy said it was like getting a highway with 2000 lanes instead of 800. More room to send more data. Hope that isn't just B.S.
When I install LimeWire again, I'm going to keep the ups and downs under control. Right now, the new machine, which hasn't been loaded down with things stashed in the startup, is a quick little bunny. I'm going to do my best not to overload my machine with hidden startup programs. I like having them jump right to attention when I click on the icon, but better a slower start so they can all play nicely together.
Thank you so much Earl. You are wise.
Hope everyone's holiday's were just too much fun.

Lana
AKA.....