I have been using Kazza forever, and for about a year or so have been using LimeWire. About a week ago I am suddenly not bale to use any P2P software. It can never connect.

I have DSL,
It cant be my ISP, I dont think cuz my friend with the same ISP can connect.
The webpage that says "The Test Worked" comes up everytime i press the link.
It doesnt work on either of my computers and I completely reformated one.
Tried portfowarding.
Also somtimes it conencts but the bar only goes up 3, which is your connection is getting stronger, but as soon as I try to search it disconnects.

WHAT IS GOING ON?

THANKS

Download Spybot and Ad-aware to clean out the spyware that Kazza left in your computer.

no i had kazza a long time ago and i reformatted my computer so its not spyware

you said reformat which it didnt mean the spyware is gone. reformat just copy your partation and use the copied partation, which spyware still can be there, just download it and scan it. it not going to hurt you, you will be surpised how much spyware you got in your computer while you surfing the net

I ran a spysweeper and it didnt even find any spyware :-\ and I immunized it and everything... Now what?

It actually starts up and the connections gets to about good and then disconnects completely and it keeps doing that.

Still nothing. It sometimes connects and then when i try to search it just dissconnects it self. I've tried port forwarding, All i did was upgrade my limewire and it stopped connecting and now i cant connect with any P2p programs.

Can you give us a total desciption of your set up:
1. OS version? (eg: Windows 98)
2. What firewalls you have?
3. How much ram?
4. Hard Disk space available?
5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.)
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers?
7. Where are you trying to connect from (home, school, work, etc.)?
8. What version of Limewire (LW) & Java do you have? (Go to LW's menu Help>About LW...) Will show both LW & Java version.
9. Who is your isp provider (Internet Service Provider)?
10. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up.

Try deleting your LW Preferences folder whilst LW is closed; instructions here: Point #2 in Fixes for Limewire (sample at bottom of page.)

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Windows XP
none
512mb
5gigs
broadband wireless internet
BEFW11S4v1.50.10 | Air Bridge modem SB2100
trying to connect from home
I am using LimeWire Pro 4.9.0 and Java 1.5.0_03
Wyoming.com
2 computers on one router, no other p2p programs.

Linksys routers are 'generally' quite reliable. They can utilise UPnP which allows LW to communicate directly with the router to open a port. That's if your firmware is up to date though I guess.

Windows XP has it's own firewall. You shouldn't run without any firewall. The best thing is to configure it to allow LW full access; Firewall configuration instructions (click on link)

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? If you can connect at all, then I suspect this test should be fine. Unless you have device problems I suppose.

Check to make sure you don't have an AV or spyware, etc. utility program that requires net programs to be cleared/permission to operate. Some do apparently.

Go to LW's menu bar, Tools>Options>Speed & tick to disable Ultrapeer capabilities & press apply.

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Imagination is more important than knowledge. -- Albert Einstein
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. -- Albert Einstein
640 K [of computer memory] ought be enough for anybody. -- Bill Gates (1981)
The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources. -- Albert Einstein
When facts don't fit the theory, change the facts. -- Albert Einstein
Religion keeps the poor from murdering the rich. -- Napoleon Bonaparte
The important thing is not to stop questioning. -- Albert Einstein
I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones. -- Albert Einstein
"A composer is a guy who goes around forcing his will on unsuspecting air molecules, often with the assistance of unsuspecting musicians." -- Frank Zappa
"Tobacco is my favorite vegetable." / "May your sh*t come to life and kiss you on the face." / "Scientology, how about that? You hold on to the tin cans and then this guy asks you a bunch of questions, and if you pay enough money you get to join the master race. How's that for a religion?" / "Communism doesn't work because people like to own stuff." / "There are three things that smell of fish. One of them is fish. The other two are growing on you!" / "Jazz is not dead, it just smells funny." / "The creation and destruction of harmonic and 'statistical' tensions is essential to the maintenance of compositional drama. Any composition (or improvisation) which remains consonant and 'regular' throughout is, for me, equivalent to watching a movie with only 'good guys' in it, or eating cottage cheese." / "Remember there's a big difference between kneeling down and bending over." / "The most important thing to do in your life, is to not interfere with somebody else's life." / "Rock journalism is people who can't write, interviewing people who can't talk, in order to provide articles for people who can't read." -- Frank Zappa
"The music business is a cruel and shallow trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side." - Hunter S. Thompson
The shy can light the dull dark room with life when their eyes mirror their inner sunrise - LOTR

the test worked ill try configuring the firewall however.