System freezes when I close LimeWire & try to disconnect from internet
 

The last thing I do before I finish using my laptop is disconnect from the internet by right-clicking on the two little computers in the toolbar on the bottom right of my screen. Since I installed LimeWire, this has been a problem. I close LimeWire and then my entire system freezes and I can't disconnect from the net, can't even open my start menu.
Any suggestions, folks?

Go to LW's menu Tools>Options>Shutdown & press the Shutdown Immediately option box. Then press the 'Apply' button.

Thx for coming back to me on this one. Unfortunately, closing LW isn't a problem- I had already done what you've suggested and LW closes fine. The problem is that after closing LW, when I try to disconnect from the net or open my start menu or >whatever<, I find I can't. My whole system appears to freeze up and I can't even shut down using ctrl alt delete. I have to power off and reboot.
spooky, huh?

That's a tricky issue.

1. Try updating your Java: Java 1.4.2 (click on link)

2. Go to LW's Tools>Options>Advanced>System Startup & untick option box. Press Apply button.

3. Go to LW's Tools>Options>Speed & untick Ultrapeer abilities (unless you prefer to be an UP.) Acting as a UP 'may' mean LW is slow to properly power down.

I think more likely it's a Java issue. I forgot to ask, which Operating System version are you using? And what type of connection? How much ram do you have?

I downloaded and ran the Java thing and checked all the options you mentioned but to no avail. OS is Windows xp, ram I dont know but I have 7.23 GB of available space out of a total of 27.9.
I have SpyBot S&D and Adaware (including AdWatch) installed and am running Norton 2004 although these programs arent actively on whilst using LimeWire.

Hope this info helps

How much ram do you have?

Have you configured your firewalls for xp & norton: http://www.limewire.com/english/content/firewalls.shtml & http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...threadid=30505

I don't know. Does this only happen with LW? Has it ever happened before with any other application?

Yup, done that- no joy. It's odd that nobody else seems to have had this problem....