Limewire was working perfectally fine before i had an electricity cut, now my connection is at one bar etc etc

looked at the limewire site and went through all the instructions about reinstalling, opening ports, firewall etc etc and to no avail

i'm running on windows xp and have never had a prolem untill now (power cut obviously did something)

my info is:
1. what OS version? (eg: Windows 98, XP,OSX, Vista)
Windows Xp
2. What firewalls you have ?
Just the windows firewall
3. How much ram ?
don't know
4. Hard Disk space available ?
86%
5. Connection type (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.) ?
Broadband
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers ?
speedtouch 330
7. Where are you trying to connect from (house, appartment complex, school, student accomodation, work, etc.) ?
[B******[/B]
8. What version,LimeWire & Java,Go to L/W's Help/About L/W, THIS show both LW & Java version.?
limewire 4.12.11 java 1.5.0_03
9. Who is your ISP provider (Internet Service Provider) ?
tiscali
10. Do this test click here: http://www3.limewire.com:6346/ should say 'Your test worked!. What happens ?
test worked
11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up.
n/a
12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user.?
experienced user, first problem
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface ?
i did have although it has now dissapeared. still not working
14. Have you given full permisions for LimeWire to pass through your Firewall ?
yes. opened a port, etc etc
15. XP users, Please state XP firewall on or off.?
on



can anyone help,

sarah

It's good that you don't see the wall in front of the globe anymore

Try these fixes....
Try uninstalling your Java from the add/remove programs and then re-install the JRE offline version....(4th one down)
Java SE Downloads

Then uninstall Limewire using the uninstaller which is found in start > all programs > limewire...then re-install it using the offline installer...
LimeWire: The Official Site for the Fastest File Sharing Program on the Planet

If that does not help with your problem try deleting your preference folder...
Fixes for Limewire when LW isn't operating as it should

It could also have something to do with tiscali they are known to shape p2p

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the wall is back in front of my globe

This thing about tiscali, what does it mean that they are known to "shape" p2p? I can usually get a connection first thing in the morning but anytime after dinnertime i cant connect, help appreciated x

Definatley, Tiscali shape your connection at certain times of the day, it can depend on where you live to what time this happens...
Here's a little more info on them...
Tiscali & Limewire
can't connect between 5pm-11pm
I have found a solution to getting Limewire to work with Tiscali

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did everything you suggested and no luck

next move please????????

i have always used it successfully as well. comp has been to the shop and now it will not even open. I uninstalled LW and reintsalled. I did the same with Java. I get an hour glass briefly and nothing. No error messages or anything.

Hmmmm, uninstall Java 6 and install JRE 5.11 useing the offline version...
Java SE Downloads - Previous Release - JDK 5 (5th down)

Your move...

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Hi guys i'm new and i'm sorry if i'm in the wrong thread or repeating anything. My prob is that my limewire for about the past week has been stuck on 1 green bar. My sis also has limewire the same version and hers works fine on the same computer just we have diff login pages! I have tried all the firewall stuff and the uninstall i even upgraded from 4.8.1 to 4.12.11. I'm really stuck and don't understand why it works on one page of the computer but not on mine! Please help me!!!

my info is:
1. what OS version? (eg: Windows 98, XP,OSX, Vista)
Windows Xp
2. What firewalls you have ?
the windows firewall, not sure there might also be a nortons one???
3. How much ram ?
512
4. Hard Disk space available ?
approx 76 GB
5. Connection type (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.) ?
Broadband
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers ?
i think speedtouch...
7. Where are you trying to connect from (house, appartment complex, school, student accomodation, work, etc.) ?
house
8. What version,LimeWire & Java,Go to L/W's Help/About L/W, THIS show both LW & Java version.?
limewire 4.12.11 , yes shows java 1.6.0_01
9. Who is your ISP provider (Internet Service Provider) ?
bigpond
10. Do this test click here: http://www3.limewire.com:6346/ should say 'Your test worked!. What happens ?
test worked
11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up.
n/a
12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user.?
have had for a couple of years and this is first problem
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface ?
yes
14. Have you given full permisions for LimeWire to pass through your Firewall ?
i think so, the exception bit???
15. XP users, Please state XP firewall on or off.?
off

Would really appreciate some help! I am very confused and don't know what else to try.

Hi rach_13...
When you installed limewire did you both install a version or did just one of you install it and create a shortcut for the other ??

The Speedtouch has a Nat Firewall built into it...so that would be the wall you are both seeing...
So if you could tell me the model number (it's underneath it) I wil give you the instructions to port forward...

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