Yup, I'm new at this and whenever I try to download media I get no results. The bar goes up as if it were getting the songs but no results show. I used to have no problems with Limewire until a couple of days ago. Now I can't get any results with any media. If you can help, please do. Thanks.

Delete the LW Preferences folder called .limewire (whilst LW is closed!) & found here: Windows NT 4.0 / 2000 / XP: C:/Documents And Settings/your_username/.limewire OR Windows 98 / ME: Your .limewire folder is in "C:\My Documents" OR OS X: /Users/your_username/Library/Preferences/LimeWire

For windows users try this also one by one:

1. Update your Java version 1.5 (take the JRE)

2. Repair LimeWire using the Add/Remove Programs utility. Go to Control Panel then Add/Remove Programs & click on Limewire on the Change/Remove button & it comes up with options and one of them is Repair. Try this.

3. Right-clicking the Limewire icon and going to properties and changed compatability setting to Windows 2000.

4. Right-click on the Limewire icon on the desktop and click on Run as. Then it should come up showing the current user and then switch it over to Administrator.

Did you configure your firewalls to allow LW full access: http://www.limewire.com/english/content/firewalls.shtml

From another thread I see you use XP. Do you have SP2? SP2 reduces simultaneous connections. There are patches but they don't always work. Many people have uninstalled SP2 & solved their issues. Unless you're running a large network & for business, SP2 is not really required, particularly for home users.

Might I suggest you try the new Beta which makes it easier to connect thru firewalls (but the firewalls still need to be configured.): http://www.limewire.com/english/content/beta.shtml Worth finding out if it fixes our woes!

try going to options->speed and disable OOB searching

Thanks for all your help Lord of the Rings but none of that works. Its weird. If I go to connections and click on one of the ISP's that are downloading from me I can get all their media and download it fine. Its only when I search for something on my own when no results come up. However, the gray bar slowly goes up as if it were getting the songs. The only problem is that it is not showing them on the screen.

Try this: Delete the LW Preferences folder called .limewire (whilst LW is closed!) & found here: Windows NT 4.0 / 2000 / XP: C:/Documents And Settings/your_username/.limewire OR Windows 98 / ME: Your .limewire folder is in "C:\My Documents" (BUT make a note of all your LW settings 1st, b/c after you delete the LW prefs folder you'll need to reset them.)

Something else to try, close all your LW windows that you're not using at that time (eg: connections & monitor windows.) Have Downloads set to Auto-clear completed downlds. Turn the LW media player off whilst you're doing searches. Delete search results that are several hours old. Don't use the Resume/Find Sources function (xcept perhaps on the odd file.) Go to Tools>Options>Speed & tick Disable UP capabilities & press the Apply button. Don't use other p2p apps at the same time as LW.

To add to that, defragment your hard disk drives, which if you're a heavy user of LW should be done on a reasonably frequent basis. Fragmented HDD's can result in slow responses for apps & unpredictable results.

I'm still trying all kinds of things but nothing is working. However, another computer in my house is also using limewire and is also having the same problem i am having. I think we're on a network and connect to the same router/modem. Do you think the cause of this problem could be a problem with my home network????

What type of network do you have? an you give us a total desciption of your set up: 1. OS version, 2. What firewalls you have, 3. ram, 4. HDD space available, 5. Connection type, 6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers?

It must be some new bug. You're not the only one. The thread entitled "no search results ** EVER" below is the same problem. I'm starting to wonder if my ISP didn't start something up that's blocking me. Anyone else using Insight?