I was getting the 'disconnected error' so many are reporting, and I deleted the .limewire folder, and it worked at first. Then the next time I logged on, I had the same problem, and deleting .limewire folder didn't work. BUT I saw another post where it was suggested to exit the Limewire running on my startup toolbar, and that seems to be working, except I am having to do that each time I start it up as well as deleting the .limewire folder. So of course, I am losing my preferences etc each time, but at least I am able to access files again....

Hi Jwyss,

Please try using the LimeWire 3.7.9 beta, available from the 'beta' link on the download page. It should let you connect without having to go through all those steps.

worked for me....THANK YOU!!!!

i keep deleting the file but it hasnt worked once
and i have downloaded that other thing and it still aint working
:-(

(etcetera...)

Thanks for this think-ahead post for those of us who felt we probably screwed up by not first uninstalling the old non-subscriber's version before installing the newly purchased, newly installed LimeWire Pro version then probably was going to only further (i.e, really) screw up the issue by uninstalling the newly purchased, newly installed LimeWire Pro version to start all over but then probably wouldn't have been able to provide LimeWire the proper certification number or registration number or whatever it is that LimeWire would have required in order to reinstall the newly purchased, incorrectly uninstalled LimeWire Pro version blah blah blah...(on and on and on...)

You get the idea. Thanks for the helpful info.

Hi all, I had the same problem the light would go green for a few seconds then back to red, could sit all day pressing connect to no avail. I deleted .limewire directory, tips, disable auto start, etc etc and would fix for 1 day or not at all! After talking to others using the gnutella network with other programs like bearshare, it seems they have similar problems and they advised that I fire up Limewire as soon as I go online (first thing after dial-up), and this worked, If I surf the web, download etc first the run Limewire it fails to go green! So I disconnected, reset computer then went online then ran Limewire first and away it went! Maybe worth a try, it certainly seems to work for me.

I'm on Mac OSX

Tried the posted 'fix' and it was no good whatsoever!

The strange thing is that despite having a bar which reads (Disconnected/no files available) I seem to be still downloading stuff.

I have found that on a couple of occassions a 'Force Quit' (how else will Limewire quit anyway, it refuses to obey commands to quit) will result in LW connecting, at least for a while, on restarting the program. Of course you have to go through the whole startup process again each time, but SLOWLY you can gather your download. As I have not managed to actually COMPLETE any download yet, I don't know if it will work?

I bought Pro because I assumed it actually worked. The basic was not working, but like a fool I presumed that was to get you to buy Pro, which I assumed would work.

Now I imagine that UNLESS you guys get this fixed, there will be NO POINT of anyone downloading even the FREE LW, because frankly a program that will not connect to the web is actually NOT ANY GOOD.

Does Limewire actually intend to fix this BLATANT ERROR - or at least WARN potential buyers that it is a lottery whether the program works or not?

I need a FIX NOW - if that cannot happen, then I suggest we all warn all those on our Address Books and Lists we belong to NOT TO BUY LIMEWIRE.

Any human Limewire employees out there reading this, do your company a favour and reply to me.

john@rondadirect.com

John

I'm on Mac OSX

Tried the posted 'fix' and it was no good whatsoever!

The strange thing is that despite having a bar which reads (Disconnected/no files available) I seem to be still downloading stuff.

I have found that on a couple of occassions a 'Force Quit' (how else will Limewire quit anyway, it refuses to obey commands to quit) will result in LW connecting, at least for a while, on restarting the program. Of course you have to go through the whole startup process again each time, but SLOWLY you can gather your download. As I have not managed to actually COMPLETE any download yet, I don't know if it will work?

I bought Pro because I assumed it actually worked. The basic was not working, but like a fool I presumed that was to get you to buy Pro, which I assumed would work.

Now I imagine that UNLESS you guys get this fixed, there will be NO POINT of anyone downloading even the FREE LW, because frankly a program that will not connect to the web is actually NOT ANY GOOD.

Does Limewire actually intend to fix this BLATANT ERROR - or at least WARN potential buyers that it is a lottery whether the program works or not?

I need a FIX NOW - if that cannot happen, then I suggest we all warn all those on our Address Books and Lists we belong to NOT TO BUY LIMEWIRE.

Any human Limewire employees out there reading this, do your company a favour and reply to me.

john@rondadirect.com

John

the deleting user preferences work for me on XP but not the first time as i did not shut down limewire from the sys. tray
thanks

Hey sdaswani i want to say thanks it worked.