I see a black screen with all kinds of computer mamba jumba on it

Just hang on and wait...

okeydokey, another thing I just thought of.. when I first downloaded LimeWire for the first time I had dial up, and then switched to cable internet whist it was on my computer, do you think since I downloaded it with cable I could have screwed something up?

jimbo-ice,
if the lvllord patch isn't working you could try this microsoft one, I used it when I had connection problems with SP2

http://support.microsoft.com/default...5bLN%5d;884020

Where is the black screen coming from???

ok ill try it, then black screen says "this prgram is in development, please visit http://www.LvlLord.de for a new version" a few lines down, not sure what u mean when u ask where its comming from, it comes up when i clicked the EvID4226 Patch thing

Did you ever try changing port numbers? You'd have to change LW's listening port & any specific port numbers you've allowed thru a software firewall...port numbers should be the same.

ahh after i downloaded the microsoft one an error came up saying my windows did not match it or something, I tried changing port but not sure if I did it right, ya I tried downloading something my one friend has i think it was called bearshare or sharebear and it didnt work either, it couldnt connect

This is a screenshot of mine....

Attachment 3328

ok my top number is 46524 and the bottom one is 6346, and the option "use UPnP (recommended)" is checked

They have to be the same number;)
Just try changing to manual port forward & use port 46524, so it's the same as your listening port, press Apply to save the change. It possibly won't work (sorry) but it has worked for a few people who dont actually have manual port forwarding set up thru a router. You've got nothing to lose by trying! Give it 5 minutes to settle down & see if it connects.