HERE are those fact's for you

1. OS version? xp pro
2. What firewalls you have? cogeco cable / allowed full access
3. ram 512
4. Hard Disk space 30 gig
5. Connection type? cable,
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? onboad ntwrk , thinking
about install an extra dlink card
7. Where are you trying to connect from apartment
8. What version of LimeWire 4.12.6 Java 1.5 .8
9. Who is your ISP provider cogeco cable 5 mbps
10. Do this simple test for us. Using your browser go here: http://www3.limewire.com:6346/ The page should say 'Your test worked!'. What happens when you go there? works appears
11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up. no
12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user. familiar with these types of p2p and torrents , new to LW
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface? no

thanks for the help .... im not a pro but i have been having this prob when i switch from dsl to cable ... i think my speeds are capped when i use torrents .... mini novas torrents dived when i made the switch ... and as a first time user 4 utorrent it worked fine for a day then those speeds dropped .... LW is provideing the speeds im looking 4 and ...it just slows my pc and cripples my video ,,,, it crashed last night ,, something about loseing a connection ,, and the pc was frozen ... i rebooted went to work and it was fine 8hrs later ,,,, but at times it makes my surfing on the web slugish ????
thanks alex peace