ya i tried dat nd it worked, i deleted d preferences folderwen lw was closed, nd it still doesnt work.......there was a bit of progress though it said there was files found but i cudnt download them or view them.
i'm using windows xp but i added lw 2 my exception list nd it still says im behind a firewall. im using the latest version of lw. if that information is any help!!

Tanx again!!!!!