ok first up am not very good with computers but from what ive read on these forums it seems thay my limewire is the slowest in the world.i am usually downloadin from 8 hosts at between 1 - 8 KBS.so ive filled the answers to these questions and if anyone can help it would be very much appreciated.

1. OS version? (eg: Windows 98) WINDOWS XP SP2
2. What firewalls you have? WINDOWS FIREWALL TURNED OFF
3. How much ram? 512MB
4. Hard Disk space available? 7.8Gb
5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.) BROADBAND
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? NETGEAR DG834GT
7. Where are you trying to connect from (house, appartment complex, school, student accomodation, work, etc.)? HOUSE
8. What version of LimeWire (LW) & Java do you have? (Go to LW's menu Help>About LW...) Will show both LW & Java version. LW 4.12.6 JAVA 1.5.0_09
9. Who is your ISP provider (Internet Service Provider)? SKY BROADBAND
10. Do this simple test for us. Using your browser go here: http://www3.limewire.com:6346/ The page should say 'Your test worked!'. What happens when you go there? YOUR TEST WORKED
11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up. 2 LAPTOPS CONNECTED TO THE ROUTER WIRELESSLY BUT USUALLY ONLY 1 USEIN LIMEWIRE AT A TIME
12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user. THIS IS MY FIRST TIME
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface? NO

by the way ive found this out as well incase it helps any...apparently my download speed is 4096Kbps and upload is 448Kbps

Try some of the tricks in this sticky....
A few things to consider while configuring Limewire for optimal performance...

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yip ive tryed to do all that stuff but nothing ever seems to help.my downloads still stay round the 4 KB mark.that part bout changin your maximum downloads didnt seem to do anything.no matter what i put it too the speed stayed the same

You might want to see if your ISP doesn't shape your connection when it comes to p2p usage...Also check to see what plan you are using and if it shape's once your allowance has been used...

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how do i find all that out??

Give them a ring and ask them what plan you are on and ask them about shaping or throttling p2p...

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well i know its up to 4mb download and a 20gb download limit but i dont know bout this shaping or throttling so i will give them a ring an see. this next bit is mad tho i checked my gals laptop earlier were usein the same wireless router and it was downloadin quicker than my laptop.could it be my internet explorer settings or anything like that????

Hmmm the only other thing I can suggest you do is try some of the fixes in this sticky and see if that helps you any...
Fixes for Limewire when LW isn't operating as it should!

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You mentioned you were not computer savy. I would try to go to your processes while lime wire is running (ctrl+alt+del) and see what else is running. Also, how long have you had this comp??

Try only downloading 1 or 2 files at a time,it will always be quicker.Also depends on where the file is coming from,if it's local it will be quicker.