first of all its 2008, not 1988 & this connection nonsense should NOT be happening.

my pc HP (grey box that holds pc brains has flashing lights & buttons) bought 7-23-03 from best buy, somewhere in usa, i think it was around 430 in afternoon. 1 gig ram, 3 gig processor speed pentium 4, win xp service pack 2, standard keyboard, wireless mouse with approximately 4 day battery life, 21" (20" viewable) viewsonic monitor, mcafee security center 8.1. i use comcast cable for internet, 6mps costs 29.99/ mo not including taxes. currently using LW client 4.18.1 error message says "limewire is connecting to servers", & just sits there doing nothing. last time i checked (& used LW), when you click "connect" that meant i was connected!