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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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.

MMMMM how old is your computer let's see your runing with 7.9Hardrive not much room to put anything in the first place.You said that you are runing windows XP sp2 well that windows take's 98mb and on top of that what ever other programs you have on your PC is probley take more room to like if you all ready have Movies or game's or music witch i might say will slow you down if you do not have a lot of hard drive space.For ram you have 512 witch is good but with windows Xp sp2 it's take a lot of ram about 128-256 for good use of windows xp and like up top what ever programs are runing will take more ram witch means you probley only have one or two 100mb of ram to use left.MMMM you said you have broadband right ok is it your's or are you shareing withsome one else because if you are shareing some one eles it might just slow you down even more because thay might have a fire wall blocking you.And i no netgear i have a wireless but mines a bilken .works great

All in all not to be rude or anything but looks like you could use a new computer.
Chris B.........

I have to agree that you need a new computer. Because at this point, if you upgrade it would cost as much as a bottom line model. You can get a computer that has a 80g HD and 256mb RAM 2.5ghz Intel/AMD for a less than you are going to spend on all the upgrades!! GOOD LUCK!! And, if you have any questions. please feel free to email me!!.....I'M OOOOUUUUT!!!!