maddenman2006: Do you close LW before shutting down your computer? It is very important to close it before shutting the comp. down. Also, set LW to close immediately; Tools>Options>Shutdown & select Immediately & press the Apply button. That way there's no LW activities happening when you shut your comp down.


Can you give us a total desciption of your set up:
1. OS version? (eg: Windows 98)
2. What firewalls you have?
3. ram?
4. HDD space available?
5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.)
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers?
7. Where are you trying to connect from (home, school, work, etc.)?
8. What version of Limewire (LW) & Java do you have? (Go to LW's menu Help>About LW...)

Did you try the above suggestion about making a backup of your downld.dat file & re-adding it before opening LW?