I was having trouble starting LW also, sometimes I could connect and other times it would take days. I tried the delete directory too and that didn't seem to work, tried it several times with disabling tips and auto start....finally I just reinstalled the entire thing and clicked repair on the install wizard, then tried starting it again after deleting the directory and task bar, and it worked. I gues it's trial and error but the reinstall might work for you too!