limewire for 3 seconds

[fps]

i know there are thousands of connection posts, but mine seems a bit different, at least from what i gathered.

i just built a computer with home xp and service pack 2. i have norton antivirus/system works premier and uniblue spyeraser. the java i have was downloaded with limewire I BELIEVE... i just know i didnt download it directly from java.com. i believe i have jre1.5.0_03 and jre1.6.0_01

now when i click on limewire to open it i see the logo screen for 3 seconds and then it goes away and nothing happens after.

i ran limewire on this computer before and that is what's confusing. im 99% sure my isp didnt block it and i closed my virus programs and tried but no go.


any ideas?

[birdy]

Some people have had trouble with Java 1.6.0_01. Try this version instead. Use the JRE offline installer & remove your other Java versions before you install this one.
Archive: Download Java 2 Platform Standard Edition (J2SE) 5.0 Update 11

Next, 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).
Fixes for LimeWire
This will kill all of your settings within options, you'll have to go back through afterwards & reset things.

Reinstall LW & make sure to use the offline installer (when you click to download LW, the download box will pop up. Cancel that & you'll see an option to download the offline installer).

If it's still not opening, try changing compatibility (point 5 in the 'fixes' thread).