Why Won't My Download Start?
This could be for a number of reasons, the first being the most obvious, THERE ARE NO OR LITTLE SEEDERS of the file.
If no-one is sharing that file much then the chances of a download starting straight away are slim.
Again, i does fall down to PATIENCE.
You could just be on a slow or heavy traffic TRACKER, which can make error messages or timeout messages appear. For list of Error/Timeout messages -
Click HERE
You may also be behind a Router or Firewall. Click here on how to choose which ports should be active and open - Click HERE
The bottom line is, don't panic, leaving the client window open SHOULD start a download at some point.