I'm reading on this forum and so many people seem to be having connection problems, including me. My problem is that everything is fine with the program except I don't get connected - only one lone little green bar. I was fine for a while and installed LimeWire sometime in 2006 but somewhere along the line something happened. It's hard to trace what may have happened if you don't use the program every day.

I feel sorry for the people who have paid for Pro as many have indicated they have, only to not be able to access the program. I liked LimeWire so much that I was reay to go Pro but glad I did not as the program just won't work. Imagine buying some software off the shelf and it doesn't work!

I tried many of the suggestions posted on the forum as many others have and nothing works. It's a thorn in my side. What I haven't done is post all the requested information which they ask you to, including, I think, your dog's name to essentially get the same answer: try this, try that.

I have F-Secure anti-virus on my system including Windows firewall and LimeWire still doesn't work despite shutting off both firewalls. Heck, I even let F-Secure allow all traffic. I don't really think it's a firewall problem. I have always had the brick in front of the globe even when LimeWire was working.

What I want to ask is why the LimeWire people don't come up with a fix for what is obviously a program issue and not a computer user or firewall issue? Granted the program is free but I'm sure there would be more people going to Pro if they could be assured of a working product.

I have downloaded some "competitor" programs but LimeWire is really the best (if you can get it to work). Funny thing is that I can download stuff with other programs since they also involve "Gnutella".

Something is stopping LimeWire. It could be a recent download of something. Java? Reading some of the posts for fixes, it directs you to a 2004 post suggesting deletion of current Java and reinstalling some older version. The LimeWire user manual says to use the most recent Java version. If the incompatibility is Java, why can't LimeWire come up with a fix?

OK. Let's move on to another reason why I don't think the problem is a firewall issue. I have a laptop and just for the fun of it, I installed LimeWire. Hey, funny thing, it works and there is a globe with no brick. The laptop also has F-Secure.

So what I am wondering is with so many people having problems, how long before a fix so we can all enjoy LimeWire and get Pro?

I can use LimeWire on my laptop and it's a bit of a pain since it's not my main computer. My worry? It works but will it last? Without anyone knowing what is causing all these problems, it's impossible to tell.

HELP! I can tell people are aggravated. I have also wasted a lot of time doing this and doing that but is this how a program should operate?

I have even uninstalled and reinstalled. What is blocking the connection? I can see that if it was an isolated problem, it could be traced to a computer or user but let's face it, we have a lot of people with the same problem. I'm sure there are many others that have just given up and no longer bother with it.

LimeWire, what gives? Can you fix this?