Hi

The usual reason for not being able to search is that you are not connected to Gnutella. Have you noticed that the light at the bottom left-hand corner of the template shows red at this time? If so, find the menu command to 'connect' and see if that does the trick. If you have a modem or you are on a LAN where the QoS is low, connection may be slow (or denied because of the threat of legal action if you are in America).

If you are a private user with a DSL or equivalent, it is probably a problem with the copy of LW you have installed. You must achieve a clean slate. Use uninstall and then track down everything with 'Limew' in the label and trash them. Download a new copy and install that.

Good luck.