I am new to file sharing. Saturday I took out a lifetime membership in MyMusicInc.com - cheap enough, but I haven't been able to use it yet. I am having trouble with Limewire and connecting.

First, I do have both my firewalls disconnected.

Limewire 4.4, which I downloaded from several different sites, will not even open. It tries to. So I have installed Limewire version 4.0.7. It opens with no problem, but no matter what I do, it will not connect. Incidentally, I have not been able - so far - to get any help from MyMusicInc.com, beyond a computerized acknowledgment of my e-mail request.

Please can some of you experienced people help me? I will be so thankful.
Gary Polson

The basic version of LimeWire is free you may have been scammed. Check out this link. http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...threadid=28751

You can download the free basic version from the offical LimeWire site here: http://www.limewire.com/english/content/download.shtml

Following a suggestion from one of the "Stickies" from this board, I have Limewire version 4.07 working now - after a fashion. However, now my trouble is freezing - Limewire comes to a freeze after downloading a few songs. I have to shut it down and restart.

I have a Gateway computer running WinsXP. It has been an excellent computer and operating system. My Internet connection is Roadrunner, which is also great here in Central Florida.

I did not pay for the Limewire. It was to join a music sharing website - mymusicinc.com. I hope I did not get taken. I do not know very much about file sharing.

Any suggestions on the freezing up, I will appreciate it. Gary P.

As you can see from this page: http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...5&pagenumber=5 that site you mentioned is a scam site so if you didn't pay for it then you're lucky! (are you sure they didn't charge your debit/credit account?)

If you're running XP then why did you downld LW 4.0.7? That version went out of date 7 months ago. Or there-abouts: http://www.limewire.com/english/cont..._history.shtml

Of course the basic version of LW which connects to 3 peers is free! The pro version which connects to 5 peers is $18.88

To reduce chances of freezing:
* Update your Java: Java 1.5 (take the JRE)
* Reduce uploads to about 70-80%.
* Close all windows you're not using at that time (eg: Monitor, library & connections windows; ie: go to LW menu>View>Show/Hide.)
* Go to Speed & disable Ultrappeer capabilities & press the Apply button.
* Go to Tools>Options>Downloads & tick Auto-clear of completed downlds. And press apply.

*** Don't use the Resume button to continue your incomplete files!!!! Seriously!!! There's better means of continuing your downlds such as a manual search for the topic.

* Wait until LW has completely loaded & accounted for all incomplete & shared files which might take 10 to 20 or so mins before doing anything with LW!!!

See Reducing RAM & CPU use by Verdyp (click on link)

First, I thank both of you - Fusion, and Lord of the Rings - for your help and suggestions.

I am using Limewire 4.07 because the newest, 4.4, will not work for me. I have tried downloading from several sites. It begins to initiate but then fails and fades away to nothing. Limewire 4.07 works fine except for its freezing. I will try the suggestions on the freezing issue. I am able to download with no problem, until the freezing hits.

Re my membership into MyMysicInc.com - I was directed by a newsletter to this following website - http://www.webreviews.org/ - which website sings mymusicinc's praises so well that I joined. I paid $34.95 for a lifetime membership. Now I am wondering what I received for that!! I wll let you and readers know what I find out and resolve concerning mymusicinc.com.

Thank you, G. Polson

If you read the earlier pages of the link I left you'll see that lifetime membership means paying to show you to the LW site for the free version of LW. Do a search on the forum for mymusic*

Freezing will most likely be caused by either Java or ram. Earlier versions of Java were & in fact still are not that efficient, but have improved. And Java is not ram efficient also which doesn't help but the later versions are a little better in that regard also.

Thanks, Lord of the Rings. Your suggestions helped me solve the freezing problem. Everything is downloading fine now using Limewire.4.07. I will try again to install the 4.4 version and get it to work. I think one thing that helped me was reinstalling the latest version of Java. I have plenty of extra RAM, and a meter - Memory King - that allows me to keep track. Also, I have a RAM defrag I use. Thanks again. By the way, do you have any idea why I can't get the lastest version of Limewire to work? G. Polson

At this point no. It might have been the Java. It might be an erratically arranged Registry (might be time for a cleanup) Free & trial links to Registry Cleaners HERE Worth having around anyway so long as it does a trustful job. Updating Softw's can cause a bit of untidiness there.

Good to hear 4.0.7 works. If you're happy with it then stick to it. On windows sometimes odd versions can undo the magic. hahaha lol