I finally was able to successfully troubleshoot my LimeWire connection problem. For me, the problem was having had installed the free ZoneLabs firewall. After I uninstalled it due to it slowing my system down too much, my LimeWire troubles, among other software troubles, began to surface. My brother-in-law was able to suggest to me the remedy that ultimately proved effective -- reinstall the ZoneLabs firewall but just keep in running inoperative in the background. Apparantly, if you uninstall ZoneLabs it takes out more than just the ZoneLabs programs. It takes some essential internet stuff as well.

In any event, if you're having almost any problem as we've all discussed here, it might not be a bad idea for you to consider that possible scenario, and try reinstalling any thing you recently removed prior to your software troubles. For me, it was ZoneLabs, but I would imagine that it could be anything. Good luck!

I was using limewire today and my laptop had to restart cuz i inserted my flash drive and it bogged things up. when i opened limewire after restarting it just sat in the little connecting window with the connecting bar at 12% saying 'connecting to html...' but it didnt move past that point. i have waited a few hours and tried several times and thats all limewire does. whats the problem and how can i fix it?

helllppp I keep having trouble too I'm running vista on a pc and disabled all firewalls and anti spyware progs and still get "LOADING INTERNATIONALIZATION SUPPORT" at bottom and doesnt seem to stop or progress. I tried your advice downloading and installing Java ver 1.5.0 but your link on your forums took me to 1.5.11 which seems to be the same as 1.6.0

i have always had one bar of connection and it has worked before, but now its no longer working.

ive tried deleting it and re installing.

Any ideas?

i have tried everything that has been recommended on this topic, but nothing works. My brother has limewire on his laptop as well and neither of our limewire's are running. I have AVG free and that does not have a firewall and the windows firewall was configured to allow limewire, but limewire has refused to work for the last few months. Is it possible that there is a setting on the main computer of the wireless network or is there something else i could try?

In Limewire Links (below) click on (system details) fill this in and post back here

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Limewire links: (If LW 5 will not connect) (If LW 4 will not connect)(system details) (LW Clean Reinstallation Instructions) (setting up your firewall to accept LW)

LW links are changed at times to match the current problems.

1. OS version? (eg: Windows 98) If using Windows Vista, please tell us whether you have an Administrator user account. Windows XP
2. What firewalls you have? Windows Firewall
3. How much ram? 2GB
4. Hard Disk space available? 500MB
5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.) Broadband
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? Netgear DG834G
7. Where are you trying to connect from (house, appartment complex, school, student accomodation, work, etc.)? House
8. What version of LimeWire (LW) & Java do you have? (Go to LW's menu Help>About LW...) Will show both LW & Java version. 4.16.6 + Java 1.60.0_05
9. Who is your ISP (Internet Service Provider)? Tiscali
10. Do this simple test for us. Using your browser go here: http://www3.limewire.com:6346/ The page should say 'Your test worked!'. What happens when you go there? It says "your test worked"
11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up. I am on a network and there are two laptops using the same network
12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user. A new problem with an experienced user
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface? _Yes i see a brick wall
14. For those using a modem/router, how is your modem/router set up...are you port forwarding or is UPnP enabled?
15. What security programs are you using (antivirus etc)? Some people might not be aware that their security suite includes a firewall AVG Free, previously had Norton Internet Security but was too much haslte!
16. What country are you living in? Sometimes there are ISPs with the same name in more than one country (eg Clearwire in the USA & also in Ireland). United Kingdom England

hey,

im also in the uk, on tiscali and using a netgear modem, i used to be able to connect now cant, sounds like tiscali to me then as I always used to be able to connect til a couple of days ago!

Tiscali is known in some locations in Europe (such as Italy) to filter/shape p2p sharing bandwidth (ie: slow down speeds.) Have a look at this link by Lotr (http://www.gnutellaforums.com/connec...-limewire.html) you can always try this fix on this link (http://www.gnutellaforums.com/downlo...k-tiscali.html)

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Limewire links: (If LW 5 will not connect) (If LW 4 will not connect)(system details) (LW Clean Reinstallation Instructions) (setting up your firewall to accept LW)

LW links are changed at times to match the current problems.

Greg, you seem to be the brains here, this is my first time here, so I will do my best! For about a month now there has been no problem for limewire to connect, but now all of a sudden it won't!! It's been about an hour now and still no connection! I had checked the F&Q's and they said the longer you stay online with Limewire the quicker the connection will become! Sometimes it connects but most of the time it takes a long time to do so. Today has been the worst though, it just won't connect! VERY FRUSTRATING!!!!! I looked at some of the other threads, but I'm not a brain at a lot of this lingo, I need very specific answers! PLEASE HELP!!!

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