hey hobo,
thanks so much for your help, sorry i didn't get back sooner... anyway, i ended up downloading an earlier version of limewire and that's been working fine but i will try the one that you suggested and let you know what luck i have with it. also, my specs? powerbook g4 osX.3.9 1gb memory 1.5 ghz and i don't remember what else you may have asked for. again, thanks, i will try the link out.
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