Hi Dave,

LimeWire 3.7 (currently in beta, can be found by clicking on the 'beta' link on the download page) allows you to instruct the program to not sort the search results automatically. This is accomplished by right-clicking on the column headers, choosing 'More Options', and unchecking 'Sort Automatically'.

The seemingly random behaviour you're experiencing can be described as follows ... If you haven't clicked anywhere (or clicked to sort by #, ascending), LimeWire will automatically resort when a newer result comes in. If you have clicked elsewhere, then LimeWire will not sort the results and will instead clear the sort status when a newer result comes in.

Note that 3.7 also keeps your selection (and scrolls to make it visible, if the sorting had moved it off the screen) when newer results come in, which is very useful in the first few moments after a search has been performed.

Thanks.