I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND I HAVE WINDOWS XP. I FOLLOWED THE FIREWALL INSTRUCTIONS AS FOLLOWED BUT I STILL GOT THE SAME MESSAGE AND MY CONNECTION STILL WONT EVEN GET TO THE SECOND BAR. WHEN I HAD THE OLDER VERSION OF LIMEWIRE ON MY OLD LAPTOP I NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. IS THERE ANYWAY I CAN JUST GET THE OLDER LIMEWIRE VERSION BECAUSE THIS NEWER VERSION ISN'T WORKING OUT FOR ME. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY IDEAS WHAT I SHOULD DO. I DOWNLOADED KAZAA BUT THEN I UNISTALLED IT BECAUSE I DON'T LIKE IT AS MUCH AS I LIKE LIMEWIRE. LIMEWIRE IS ALOT BETTER AND EASIER TO ACCESS. PLEASE SOMEONE HELP