Perhaps you should realize that the host is busy and actually there is no download possible. Wait or choose an other source.

Patience is a virtue.

Morgwen

All right, I understand now that it does not depend on your connection speed. I once had dial up when this problem started. Just yesterday I switched from dial-up to 112 kbps high-speed internet. All of them, no matter what type of file, became queued.

I made sure that the firewall was letting LimeWire (free version) through.

I have Windows XP service pack 2.

I have the latest update, LimeWire, 4 0.8. I've even totally uninstalled LimeWire and reinstalled this later version.

I tried cleaning and defragmenting my computer to make it faster.

I've tried Kazaa just to see if I could download on it. And I was able. Deleted it cause of all of the junk that comes with it.

Tried a program called WinMX, also for downloading music. It could also download music. No queques. But it's very slow.

LimeWire is more dependable than Kazaa or WinMX, though.

I didn't, though, know that Java was needed for this program. I've got the latest Java, anyhow. Are you sure Java could be a problem? What else could there be?

I've let LimeWire run to "give it time" to connect.

Still nothing.

This patch will increase your performance:

http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...threadid=28437

How much time? Sometimes you have to wait for several hours...

This here is called P2P not downloading from fast servers. You are downloding from people like you and me. The people who offer the files have limited resources as you have.

A lesson in math. An average DSL user have a download speed of 96KB and a upload speed of 16KB. These users are sharing the most. Everybody wants to download with his max speed, some are able to download very fast now we count , if one user would be able to download with max speed this means that 5 others get nothing. You should also realize that not everybody is sharing. These are the reasons why you are waiting for a download slot not because you have technical problems.

To make it short you can have the best computer, the fastest line, the best software, you can defrag it every day but this will not help you. P2P is not so easy...

Morgwen

i need help..not quotes as patience is a virtue...i think patience doesn't extend for 2 weeks to dl 1 song..thats horrible...its been queued the whole...its not my comp..its been fine the whole time..now i cant dl for sum reason..has limewire become more popular?..i guess it could be most hosts dling what i am as well...but really..they cant support enough t where it can atleast tell me how far back in line i am?...id rather see that then queued all the time.

and choosing another host wont work...1 time..i tried to dl 50 songs in a row..clicked one...queued..killed it...got another..killed it...and so on..i dont kno whats goin on..but u guys should..please gimme an answer that helps

No, no, how much time has Rage left LW open in order to see if it would eventually connect.
There are stickies about what "deleting the preferences" means: take the time to read them before you post something (and the rules too, in case you missed them).
Well, to save you some time, here's the link to said sticky: http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...threadid=22359
Reading only the first post is good, but taking the time to go through the entire thread might be beneficial because some users might have found alternatives to the original solution and posted them there.

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hi, im having the exact same problem- did you ever find anything to make the songs stop being in "queue" and start downloading?

you guys aren't listening...i..have..queued...downloads...not..con nection...problems...there is nothing wrong with my connection...its always at turbo charged

sorry u guys...i tried to delete the preferences thing..i figured out how to do it..AND IT WORKED!!...so sorry for the ripping...gotta give it to ya...u guys are good..ty so much

Did you read the thread?

Morgwen