So, I just got LimeWire not too long ago because of a recommending friend, and when I first used it, I had the same bad experience as everyone. EVERY song I tried to download would somehow become a "corrupted file" or whatnot. So, I went on the forum and searched for solutions, and tried everything everyone had to offer. All failed, except a helpful note from someone that mentioned firewalls. I remembered that I just updated my Windows SP2 with all that security updates (you know, when you first install a program a popup asks if you want to "block" or "unblock" from internet connections) Anyway, so I went into My Network Places>View Network Connections> into the properties of your internet connection (for me it's Wireless Connection) > Right Click then Properties >Advanced> Settings (Firewall)......instead of turning your firewall off (as it works as well), you can just go to the Exceptions Tab, delete the "LimeWire - The best sharing program..." then add the limewire.exe manually. It's as if the Windows Firewall didn't really "except" the program to share with other internet connections, so you had to do it yourself. So when you try to download a file with LW, the Firewall seems to "corrupt" it. After doing all of this, I went back and downloaded every song that I had a problem with, with absolutely NO PROBLEM... Plus, my firewall is still on and functioning. I hope this solves everyone's problem.

Too bad for Jay80usa, I hated WinMX. I last used Ares, and that was great for awhile, until I found LimeWire, this program is GREAT. And when you are on the same ethernet, you can share with your roomies in no time! (blue stars show up in the searches)

I'm usually always on AIM if you need further instructions/help...