I'm running Windows XP and have read through this entire thread. I have deleted the .limewire folder. This did not work. I have disabled the tips to no avail. Nothing has helped. At the moment I have automatic connection disabled, run limewire at boot up disabled. When I click on file>connect and the red button flashes green and then goes back to red. I can sometimes see a whole list of pending connections under the connections tab but they all appear to time out. Any other ideas? Should I take a look at the beta? Any help will be greatly appreciated.