ok, so i used LW on xp with no problem, alomg with emule, shareaza etc. They all worked fine until i switched to vista, now nothing works.

Ive done the few tests, where the page loaded ok, and i did the other one where it said my pc was in stealth mode.

Ive turned off the firewall, i use AVG which doesn't appear to have a problem with LW but i turned it off to run the test. My ISP is aol - yeah go on laugh, but like i said i've not had a problem. I've lokked for that c:/vista/user....... file but i can't find the folder anywhere, yes my files are not hiddden. I connect through a wireless router, netgear dg834pn, i've checked the exception in the firewall but LW insists it's behind a firewall which it isnt!

can anybody shed some light on this? surely with all us peeps getting the same problem it must be a compatability issue with LW & Vista?

any help here would be great!


in reply to those questions from the sticky:

1. OS version? (eg: Windows 98) = Vista Home Premiere
2. What firewalls you have? = Windows firewall
3. How much ram? = 4GB
4. Hard Disk space available? = 1TB
5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.) = ADSL 2mb
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? = netgear DG834PN
7. Where are you trying to connect from (house, appartment complex, school, student accomodation, work, etc.)? = HOUSE
8. What version of LimeWire (LW) & Java do you have? (Go to LW's menu Help>About LW...) Will show both LW & Java version. = 4.14.12, JAVA 1.6.0.13
9. Who is your ISP (Internet Service Provider)? = AOL
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? = Your test worked. Other test said stealth mode.
11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up. = NO
12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user. = New prob, experienced user
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface? _ click here to see Sample image = yes i do
14. For those using a modem/router, how is your modem/router set up...are you port forwarding or is UPnP enabled? = UPnP
15. What security programs are you using (antivirus etc)? Some people might not be aware that their security suite includes a firewall = AVG Free
16. What country are you living in? Sometimes there are ISPs with the same name in more than one country (eg Clearwire in the USA & also in Ireland). = ENGLAND