Limewire not connecting- specific question
 

Hello all. I have some issues with Limewire getting past "starting connection." and "corrupt installation." I know there are a zillion posts with this problem and I have tried all the fixes with moderate success. I'm sure it's a Java issue. My question is for someone who has Limewire 4.9.10 Pro. What version of Java are you running that is compatible with this LW? I think my issue started with a Java update and I forget what the original version was. Thanks for taking the time to read :)

You might be waiting a while to get a reply from a 4.9.10 user, so let me try & help in the meantime :)

4.9 versions are ancient - 2005 I think (funny, LW's changelog seems to have stopped at 4.15.3 in 2007 - maybe any version prior to that is in a black hole:rolleyes:).

I have a 4.9.23 installer (not much older than your version) - I just fired it up & it wouldn't connect. But once I replaced the gnutella.net file then it's up & going fine using Java 1.6.0_14 (see image below).
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So try replacing the gnutella.net file as shown here (click on link): If LW 4 Will Not Connect & see if things improve :)

If you want to update your Java, the current version's 1.6.0_15: http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp
Download the JRE offline installer. Remove all othe versions of Java currently installed, via Control Panel. Install the latest update & then restart your computer.

If you're interested in using a later version of LW then there's a link here to a 4.16 version which is pretty good: Downgrading to LimeWire 4 from 5 & resuming incomplete downloads

g,day mate im having real trouble dealing with limewire at the moment as my limewire comes up with the message "network error there might be a problem with your internet connection" and ive been on limewire, ive looked at all the ways to solve it and still no luck. would you please be able to help me fix it once and for all? cheers mate
levi

Hi levi,

I guess you're using LW 5? Have a look at this thread & try the fixes (click on link): If LW 5 Will Not Connect

If nothing there helps, please post back with your system details (click on link): System details - help us to help you -> Provide these details when you post!!!

I like version 4.10 and I have already paid for PRO. If I go to a newer version I don't get a PRO upgrade. I was so fed up with playing with this that I did a system recovery and reformatted my entire hard drive, and guess what... it still didn't work. I then tried installing the newest LW 5 and LW 4 worked after that. Weird. As far as Java goes the only two that seemed to work with LW4 was Java 4.1 and 4.2. When I tried the newer 5 and 6 LW would simply not open, telling me the installation was corrupted. It seems LW 5 installed Java 6.11 and it seems to work. I still don't understand but I'm not gonna play with it anymore. Thanks for the reply Birdy.

Your choice. :) Have fun! :)