why can't i just download.........WHOAAAAAAAA

dear LimeWire users,
Almost every time i want to download, i get message that the program can't download. is it my computer or is it LimeWire? it really ****** me off that when i find the song i'm looking for i can't ****ing download it.
WHOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
Please help or i'm going to a mental institution.
THNX Already,
Maarten

[osu_uma]

Some general notes, maybe that helps.

Some files are just very rare. If you don't have a least 3 or so hosts serving the file, it's likely that a download won't complete.

If all the hosts from your initial search that have the file disconnect, the download stopps. You can in that case search again for the same file and if limewire finds new hosts that have the file, it will resume download.

lastly:

Do you use a router or a firewall? That can seriously limit your ability to donwload. If yes, read the related section in the FAQ, it will tell you how to circumvent that limitation by port forwarding and forcing your IP.

Good luck!

My downloads are eternally "Awaiting sources" It's a nightmare, and I feel like i'm on the crazy train. At first, they were downloading relatively quickly, then I upgraded when they started to fail....but to no avail. I still have a blasted hard time getting anything to download....

[stief]

using "Repeat search" doesn't help? That's the first step to finding sources once you've installed the latest version of LW. Sorry if that's too simple, but I didn't see if you knew about it.
Cheers