first of all hello and hope you can help.
i have used limewire for a few years with no problems what so ever but for the last couple of weeks it has refused to work, it wont even load up. when i have pressed the icon it just does nothing. i have uninstalled and loaded it up again, upgraded but all to no avail. i havent altered or changed anything that i know of. i have read through all the possible explanations you have mentioned and tried out the ones i understood- i cant find the hidden folder that was mentioned, the only hidden ones i can see are LWTP files, whatever they are? lol
the java i have found doesnt seem to be responding either and im not sure what part of it i should delete. when i went on the java website to check if i was running an up to date version it just kept crashing?
i hope this all makes sense... help!!

my details:
1. OS version? XP
2. What firewalls you have? ZONE ALARM
3. How much ram? 504 MB
4. Hard Disk space available? 240 GHZ
5. Connection type? BROADBAND
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? BT VOYAGER 210 ADSL
7. Where are you trying to connect from? HOME
8. What version of LimeWire (LW) & Java do you have? WAS USING 4.9.37 PRO, NOW ALSO 4.12.11,
9. Who is your ISP provider (Internet Service Provider)? BT
10. 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? IT WORKS
11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? NO
12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user. NEW PROBLEM
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface? NO BECAUSE CANT GET LW TO WORK
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/attach...1&d=1158099342
14. For those using a modem/router, how is your modem/router set up...are you port forwarding or is UPnP enabled? PASS

adrocker, in the end you didn't even tell us what version of Java you're using now

Try this version instead. Use the JRE offline installer. Remove your current Java (Add/Remove programs, remove the whole thing) before you install this one.
Archive: Download Java 2 Platform Standard Edition (J2SE) 5.0 Update 11

If that doesn't help, delete LW's preferences folder when LW's properly closed. See point 3 here & also point 2 if you've used older versions of LW in the past (there could be a folder in either location).
Fixes for LimeWire
This will kill all of your settings within options, you'll have to go back through afterwards & reset things. If you're not sure of your settings, go through LW's tools > options & write them all down, so that you can reset things later.

The folder in point 2's location isn't hidden. C:\Documents and Settings\your name\.limewire...if you have one of those, delete it.

To find the folder in point 3's location, make sure you're showing hidden files & folders (go to My Computer, up the top of the page click on Tools > folder options > view > make sure there's a dot in the circle next to 'show hidden files & folders' > apply > ok). Now the path is C:\Documents and Settings\your name\Application Data\LimeWire...if you see that folder called LimeWire, delete it.

If it still won't open, try changing compatibility (point 5 in the 'fixes' thread).

See how you go with all that

I would assume that you recently updated Java and that was probably the time Limewire stopped working. No matter if you are using Basic or Pro it is the cause for this. Go to add/remove programs under the Control pannel and uninstall all versions of Java and Limewire. Then reinstall Limewire only. Let Limewire install Java for you and you should have no more problems. It worked for me. Also don't update Java until Limewire can get the problem fixed or you will have to do the same thing all over again.

cheers andy, that worked a treat! java is asking me to update now but i dont want to now LW is working! lol