I've been using limewire (basic) now for quite a while and it's been great. But today none of my searches return valid results... just 5 listings for stuff I don't want... ringtones, iPOD ads, etc. No matter what I search the same type of results, always 5 listings within a few seconds and that's it. Appreciate any help...

1. OS version? (eg: Windows 98) XP Media Center SP2
2. What firewalls you have? Windows Firewall (OFF), McAfee Personal Firewall (ON)
3. How much ram? 512 MB
4. Hard Disk space available? Plenty
5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.) DSL
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? Broadmax DSL modem
7. Where are you trying to connect from (house, appartment complex, school, student accomodation, work, etc.)? Home
8. What version of LimeWire (LW) & Java do you have? (Go to LW's menu Help>About LW...) Will show both LW & Java version. LW 4.10.5 Java 1.5.0_06
9. Who is your ISP provider (Internet Service Provider)? DSLextreme
10. Do this simple test for us. Using your browser go here: http://www3.limewire.com:6346/ The page should say 'Your test worked!'. What happens when you go there? Test works.
11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up. No
12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user. New problem
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface? Yes

Add words like ringtone & iPod to your keyword filter Check below for some more info about how to use the filter & words worth adding to it.

http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showpo...3&postcount=17

After that, if you're still not seeing good search results, try deleting LW's preferences folder when LW's properly closed. See point 3 in the thread below. If you've used much older versions of LW, you could have a folder in point 2's location as well.

Fixes for LimeWire

Thanks for the suggestions. I ended up upgrading LW versions, upgrading my firewall SW (which also needed to be done), rebooting, etc. I was having some other system issues as well so I also ran a full virus scan and removed a few suspect programs. Bottom line, not sure what the issue was but I'm searching OK again. I also setup some keyword filters as you suggested that are making search results a whole lot more concentrated on what I want.

THANKS for your help!