why does it keep saying "need more sources"

[hermes33]

hey guys...i have had limewire for about a week.. the past 6 days i have used it i have had no problems..well, today i got on at 2 and downloaded a song, and since i downloaded that one song i have tried getting about 20 others, and everytime it keeps saying "need more sources" i am really confused.. i can understand if it said it for 1 or 2 songs i tried to download, but it has done this for all of them, exception of the first one i got today...it is not right, can someone explain to me 2 things, first of all what does "need more sources mean, and second of all , do you have a clue why it has said that for everysong i have tried getting? thanks

[deacon72]

When doing a search are you selecting the D/L with the highest # (number) of host files??

[airedog1]

I have the same problem, all was working well and then "need more sources" was the standard response....in addition, I can no longer "browse host" it's as if LW only allows me to access multiple users....

[Lord of the Rings]

1. See the following link & follow all the off-shoot links to find hints & extra skills to help solve your problem: To continue files downlding (click on link) OR/& just see the Sticky here: Downld/Upld Problems Sticky

2. Make sure your incompletes are set to last for a long time! Go to Tools>Options>Saving & change the 'Days to keep incomplete files' option from 7 days to 999.

3. If still issues, try deleting your LW Preferences folder whilst LW is closed; instructions here: Fixes for Limewire. Mac OSX users will find their LW prefs here: /Users/your_username/Library/Preferences/LimeWire AND Linux here: ~/.limewire

'Need more Sources' means just that. LW couldn't find the sources to downld from. So searching the topic again with LW is usually the best answer. Good answer from deacon72 to downld those files with a high no. of sources.