Intoduction & problem with connecting Limewire 4.1.18

[birdofparadise5]

Hello everyone. I am new to this forum. I have Limewire 4.1.18 that I have been using for a long time. I have never had problems with getting a connection in the past. I use Windows Vista. All of my 3,000+ songs are still in my library, but I cannot do a search because it says "still connecting". I am not as comp. savy as most on here, but I need your help. I have no idea what happened, because I have never had a problem. Was wondering if something got removed by an adaware type program. So hello to my new friends here.......please help, it is greatly appreciated. I'm not worthy!!