One more thing (I know- sorry), when the block chain is done, will I need to restart Bitcoin Wallet or will the coins show up automatically with the software still running?

I thank all of you for your advice. Shout out to everyone. I will update on this post tomorrow and let you guys know. Crossing my fingers. Hopefully I will be dancing with happiness.

BTW, what is your guys preferred method for funding MT Gox? I used BitInstant but it was kind of a pain giving cash to a grocery store. I had to get on a phone with Moneygram which took a while. I think I will try WalMart next time. But your advice is much appreciated.

In bit wallet, it shows ~13,677 blocks remaining. It is slowly decreasing. When I hover over the the downloading icon on the bottom right, it shows that it is 92.81% done. Should I keep bit coin wallet open until this is 100% Complete? Should my coins show up then?

Again, any additional information would be extremely helpful and appreciated.

What's up Everyone?

I am very new to the bitcoin community and need your help. I successfully purchased bitcoins through Mt. Gox on Sunday June 15. That same day, I made a withdrawal to have those bitcoins transferred to my bit coin wallet (the one downloaded from weusecoins.com). I made absolutly sure that the receiving address was correct during the withdrawal.

Well, three days later, the bit coins are not in my wallet. Mt gox shows that the funds were withdrawn. I am starting to freak out. How long does this usually take? How could I speed up future transfers? Under options on my bit coin wallet, I had the default setting of $0.00 Pay Transaction Fee.

I tried checking my transfer at blockchain.info but I don't really know how to read it.

I would greatly appreciate your help and advice. This is kind of stressful.