I am operating windows xp. However i am experiencing problems playing the tunes. I am regularly getting the message that the downloaded file is corrupt.
Any ideas?

Spent my first forty minutes with LimeWire getting the same results: corrupt mp3 files (eight in a row, same song!) until I finally changed my searching tactics:

Instead of "Audio", I searched for "Any Type" and because the title I wanted was so popular, that's all I entered. All the corrupt files were from searches that were TOO specific (Artist/Title in Audio). True, I had to pick through the results a little more, but all mp3s have been valid so far (using the "Preview" function at bottom right during download also helps assure I'm receiving an actual song rather than recording industry - generated garbage!)

Give it a try (if you haven't already...)