I love Limewire, and i have a cable connection so things are ok with downloading files but I could always get limewire pro..i worry about what is the improvement and are they going to shut down soon like every other good p2p system..:(
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I bought it. Like it :-)
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if you are using limewire and its not connecting, you probably have a firewall turned on. you do not need to get the PRO version. just look at the icon on the bottom left corner (when u open up limewire) and check that the bars are filled up and green. If the bars are red, and next to it there is a picture of a wall, it is indicating that you have a firewall. simply turn off ur firewall, and it should work.
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limewire...i suggest getting the basic on their website and then once u have the basic download the pro through it, its really fast and to me has never given me problems....good luck but there is more like win mx, shareaza, bearshare, but i think limewire is the best..=)
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It shouldn't but it might slow it down substantially. I have limewire pro (because the free version is WAY slow!) but I only put it on when I want to download a specific file and quit it when my transfer is complete.
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Like any P2P program, it does slow down your computer and there is a good chance you will catch a virus. Last year got a really bad virus (a combination of viruses actually) from a song I downloaded on Limewire. It was so bad that, after spending weeks trying to fix it myself and have others fix it, I had to get a new computer. \n\nI use iTunes for downloading music now. It's worth the lousy dollar per song to be able to keep my computer.
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Look for LimeWire Pro. Not the original version. You can get the Pro version from Bittorrent downloading like from torrentspy.com (look up bittorrent for more info) Once you have Lime Wire Pro, you have to look at various things before downloading -- for example any song or mp3 usually is about 2500 - 4000 kbs in size, so if you see Nickleback - Photograph and its only 48Kb in size dont donwload it. Also download the songs/files with the most users sharing that file. Lastly its not entirley the viruses that are the problem, those arent really as damaging anymore. Nowadays its more based on spyware/adware. So download a copy of Microsoft Anti-Spyware from Microsoft.Com, and scan once a week if your downloading songs/movies/files/etc.  good Luck!
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FrostWire is better.  FrostWire is free and OpenSource, LimeWire is not.  While there is a free version of LimeWire it constantly asks you to upgrade to the Pro version.  FrostWire however, gives you more search results with the same LimeWire interface and engine.  I like to think of FrostWire as the opensource version of LimeWire Pro.  FrostWire is more comparable to LimeWire Pro than free LimeWire.  FrostWire is also based outside of the US so it will be harder for the government to shut down FrostWire (harder... but not impossible).  Enjoy them while they last is what I say.\n\nThere's also nothing wrong with having them both installed if you want to continue using them both.  However, I got rid of LimeWire and exclusively use FrostWire.
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I personally didnt like limewire but it's the most often suggested. I prefer bittorrent through newnova or emule with IPFilter. They're just way better. There's also imesh, ares, direct connect, and many others.\nhttp://www.jimmyr.com/Best_Peer_to_Peer_Networks.php
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These programs still exist because of the vast amount of loopholes that can be used by a company to promote their product as perfectly legal. And in a way... they are.\n\nIf you've tried to download Limewire within the past few months, you'll notice that you have to agree to not use the product for sharing copyrighted material or for other illegal purposes. The stated intent of the program is to be able to share (non-copyrighted) material across a huge peer-to-peer network.\n\nNapster was shut down because it was advertised as a program to download music, and the program was constructed to serve this purpose. Limewire and other programs are built to share a multitude of files. But most users say they agree to not share copyrighted material but do anyways.\n\nSo in this sense... it's the USERS who are breaking the law, not the program creator.
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be aware of file extensions, if thats not the problem, reinstall LimeWire, but when you do it make sure youve uninstalled it first, if you install it over the existing version and the problem s a damaged file it will just leave it that way and no progress would have been made...GOOOD LUUUCK
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I have Limewire, and i find that it works really well. I've tried both of the others but have been most satisfied with Limewire.
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LLLOOOOLLL !!! To you people answering this question . Lime wire is safe . Just dont sale your downloads to anyone or sale them at a yard sale thats when you get the city involved
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honestly for easy to use P2P, Soulseek is the best. No IP address logging, no personal info divulged to sign on, all servers are off US soil, and people there take pride in thier collections, usually having full albums available to download at once into its own folder, so you begin building a music collection already sorted into albums. No spyware, no ads. No joke.\n\nhttp://www.slsknet.org\n\n**EDIT - Limewire/Bearshare and any other system on the Gnutella or Kazaa netorks are filled with bogus files, viruses, and crap you don't want. I'm not hear to trash Gnutella client P2P programs. I'd just encourage *anybody* who uses P2P systems to try soulseek.\n\nIts especially great for finding pre-leaked albums, independent music, obscure bands, and UK/English music. \n\nTip: It takes a while to get accustomed to properly using Soulseek for maximum efficiency and getting established, but I'm telling you, I was on Napster when that came out, I was an Audiogalaxy junkie, and I've tried a *lot* of P2P systems. Soulseek is by far superior to them all, and for this to exist almost under the radar of most folks in the US, this is saying something.\n\nEdit 2*** Whatever their newest Beta version is, avoid it. Use the newest solid release of the application, and pay attention for when that updates. As new non-beta versions come out, you should download install them. It leaves all settings/files/etc alone, and takes just a few seconds. They continuallly improve the program, and must be the most benevolent people ever, seeing as how they have no revenue source other then utterly optimal donations.
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Be aware that Limewire is a P2P (Peer-to-Peer) application and NOT a web-site...  Still, I would, recommend LimeWire - because one, it's wide-use and two, it's an open-source application - it'll be a very difficult application for the RIAA to regulate because of the fact!  Plus... it's fast - connection dependent, of course!  Visit the site below, download, and have some fun!  Good luck!
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Before you download Limewire they'll make you agree to the statement that you won't be using Limewire for illegal filesharing.  It doesn't stop anybody, but its their insurance.  I don't believe Napster had that.
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Limewire is EXCELLENT. No spyware, no viruses, no charge, wide selections. In fact, you can even get Limewire PRO for free by searching for Limewire Pro Installer on Limewire.
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i have had some problems with limewire while using it while other aplications are open it makes my computer slow bearshare it's good but it takes forever to download stuff so that's why when u open up limewire make sure other applications are closed