i didnt open my wallet for 2 months and now when i try i put my password i get WAITING FOR PEER CONNECTIONS TO OPEN WALLET . it stay stuck on that !
First download new version of wallet

Is this mandatory? My old version is working fine.
You are not required to download the new wallet right now. You can keep using the old wallet. If you are having issues with cancelled transactions, I recommend restarting the wallet. Let me know if that does not correct the issue.