Harry, It sounds like the file your trying to dn/ld is a fake. Don't be to concerened with the connection speed of other hosts because anyone can set the connections to what ever you want. Generally speaking the more hosts a file shows the more likely it could be a fake. Its kinda like putting out bait. Always check vidio files with Bitzi. After you do your search, and the files are up, right click on the file you want to dn/ld and go to advanced, click on look up file with Bitzi. If it comes up, Bitprint not found then that is a bad file. Keep searching untill a good file comes up. Also do a little reserch on these forums as they are loaded with alot of great info. I Have XP SP2 also and dn/ld 700+mb files all the time. Hope this helps.