Hi Gurus of LimeWire,

I tried to search the forum for my issue and couldnt find the same. 4give me if its not the right place or point to the right source

Here is the situation. I have a Cable/DSL connection with a modest 30 KBPS speed. I select the files I need to download. LW tries to do its work at its best. Then as the night progresses, I shut down my monitor, deactivate my screensaver and go to bed assured that by morning my downloads would be complete. However every morning I find that none of the downloads have completed and LW has frozen. The interesting point to note here is that if I am sitting on the computer say for more than 6 hours using LW, it will never freeze or give any problems. Is there something that I need to do to make the d/l happen or FW also goes to sleep with me?

Any help or suggestions will be of gr8 help.

I use WinXP with 256MB RAM, 40 GB HDD, PIII @ 750 MHz. No issues on using LW, only that downloads dont continue after a long time of inactivity on the computer? I'm busted!

Regds

What version of Java are you using? Remove your old version & update using the offline installer here
http://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp

Also follow the advice here
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...es+downloading

You could also try disabling ultrapeer capabilities (tools > options > speed) & reducing the number of simultaneous downloads... cut it back to just a couple & see how it goes
Do you have more files downloading through the night than when you're at the computer during the day?

Hi Birdy,

Thanks for your response. I've the same version of Java that came with LW. Also I have disabled "ultrapeer". I d/l the same number of files at any point of time.

I read the link mentioned on computer freezing. My computer doesnt freeze. Only LW does. I can still run other apps. LW shows a white screen and doesnt refresh at all. TaskMan shows the application as running.

What I'll do is try to d/l maybe 1/2 files tonight and get back tomorrow with the results.

Thanx

Oops... think I might have given you the wrong link before

This thread has a lot of info about blank screen problems. Most of them are a blank screen on startup but you still might find some info to help!
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...threadid=39600

What is your Java version? Within LW go help > about LimeWire & it'll tell you.

Hi Birdy,

Thanx again for the link and prompt response. I am at work now and cant check the Java version. Will get back to you on this.

And I went through the link you gave. It talks about freezing at startup. I dont have a prblm at startup. I have used it for more than 6 hours at one go without any issues. It only happens when I switch of the monitor.

Anyway, I have a SiS 630 card, AGP disabled, with the latest drivers from SiS. Will try to uninstall them and use WinXP ones. Also, I have 16MB shared RAM which I think should be enough for LW. BTW, I use the Classic LW skin. Does that have something to do with this?

What surprises me is that when I am sitting in front of my comp, LW works fine, when I go to sleep, it somehow just does what I do !

Thnx. Will get back to you with the info ASAP.

regds

It's normal for LW to drop an ultrapeer connection if it's been left idle for a time (b/c it doesn't need it.) This is called Idle mode. But it shouldn't affect anything. It shouldn't have any effect on downloads or uploads, or the problems you're having with your monitor.

Oh 4got to add, I d/l LW again from the website ystrday!

4got to mention this, I use uTorrent alongwith LW ystrday without any problems !!

Hi LeonMcs,

Would recommened that you uninstall the version. Then d/l the offline version. If you have a restore point created in your OS (ala XP, ME, 98 etc.) then restore the system prior to your new installation. Then install the LW again. Hope this will make things work.

Cheers, will try.