Client stuck at "Please wait... client is downloading"

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and its taken forever, Ive redownloaded and deleted the folders and restarted pc etc etc. HELP

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Are you using a proxy? If so, try without it and run your proxy through proxifier to ensure its working.

 

If not, you may want to start with checking your firewall and anti-malware that are enabled. Try disabling them both and see if it works -- if so, start each on its own to determine which one/both are blocking the connection.