emule is slow. Use it only if you can't find what ur looking for on limewire or on bittorrent. And after u start the download just minimize the window and forget abt it and check in a few hours. Also don't try leeching stuff with emule. It will just refuse to download anythin. Ensure that ur sharing an adequate no. of files and keep ur upload speed upwards of 6-7KBps.