Thanks very much in advance for any help. I'm afraid I am not at all technically knowledgeable or experienced and struggle to understand a lot of the language.

Download Speed: 463 kbps (57.9 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 222 kbps (27.8 KB/sec transfer rate)

OS, Windows XP
CPU, P4 3.0 GHz
Memory, 504MB
Graphics/Video Card & Platform NVIDIA/Intel Extreme/Radieon & model: I don't know what this means...
Connection, Broadband (.5 meg speed, I just upgraded to 1 meg but it hasn't taken affect yet)
Internet servce provider, Wanadoo
Modem : Speedtouch USB modem 330 ADSL
LimeWire Version 4.10
Java Version 1.4.2_03 (Java 2 Runtime Environment - is that the same thing?? Plus J2SE Runtime Environment 5.0 Update 2 and update 4)
What firewall you use if any: Windows
What Antivirus if any : McAfee
Are you new to LimeWire Yes
An accurate description of your problem:
I've only tried downloading so far and it took so long (10 hours for 40% of 348mb file) that I cancelled it. Also because it slowed the whole system right down.