I take it you are using some kind of dial up connection? You do realize
that AOL will kick you off and free up your connection if it believes you
are not using their software all the time? If this is the case, only they
can help you.
--
Cari (MS-MVP)
Printing & Imaging



"Winnipegger" <Winnipegger@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A614D756-ACB5-4988-BCF3-668F9203B580@microsoft.com...
> I've had this problem for three months and no one has been able to suggest
> a
> solution. I'm going to have a nervous breakdown if I can't get it solved.
> Whenever I use any music filesharing program, e.g. Limewire, BearShare,
> KCEasy, I get disconnected from the Internet a couple of minutes after I
> open
> the program. The songs just start to download and I'm booted off. I have
> to
> shut down and wait about 10 minutes before turning on my computer again.
> I'd
> had no problems for a whole year and then overnight this started
> happening. I
> didn't add anything to my computer. I've uninstalled and reinstalled all
> of
> these
> programs; I've gone to their help sites which have not provided any help
> except to advise that Gnutella should be added to my internet connections,
> which was done. My Internet provider refuses to even talk to me, saying it
> isn't their problem. I keep my system clean; I have up to date security
> and
> virus protection, I keep my cache clear and am very careful about what I
> download. I'm so frustrated. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks a
> lot.
>