i'm a newbie, so any help would be appreciated. i having problems with browsing the internet AFTER initiating limewire. if i don't run limewire, both ie and netscape run just fine. however, if i do run limewire (and it runs just fine), neither browser will be able to connect. the only way for me to connect will then be to shut the whole system down, wait a minute, and then start the system back up. then i can browse again... until i run limewire, which will kill my abilty to browse.

Some hints:

* After opening LW wait 10 to 20 mins or longer before using. Let it settle down 1st.

* Go to LW's prefs>Speed & tick disable Ultrapeer Cap. & press apply button.

* Set both uplds & downlds to autoclear.

* Reduce uplds to about 70-80% or more. Reduce downlds to 80 or 90%.

* Don't use the Resume button on all incomplete files. This can have side-fx such as affect LW's connection quality. May queue your files for much much longer. This will also stress LW & your comp & possibly your modem connection. If you use Resume/Find sources then just apply it to a couple or so at one time.

thanks, your tips did work, especially the one about letting it settle down.