HELP!! I have been trying the past 4 hrs to do a search but nothing comes out of it... not a single file.. i'm trying to download audio files.. new subscriber here who knows almost nothing.. pls kindly advise (in layman laguage if possible)

My Operating System
„h Win XP
„h Your Internet connection (Cable)
„h The exact error message
Limewire is currently connecting to the network. Your search may not return many results until you are fully connected to the network.
„h Any other relevant information that you think may help:
has unblock the firewall as instructed in the Help menu