where is the preferences??

whoiamiswhoiwannabe

With LimeWire open click on Tools/Options/Advanced preferences is in the advanced options.

shakers1ofakind

We are going to need a little more information from you make sure you do the speed test it is the link at the bottom.

Can you give us a total description of your set up:
1. OS version? (Eg: Windows 98)
2. What firewalls you have?
3. How much ram?
4. Hard Disk space available?
5. Connection type? (Eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.)
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers?
7. Where are you trying to connect from (home, school, work, etc.)?
8. What version of Limewire (LW) & Java do you have? (Go to LW's menu Help>About LW...) Will show both LW & Java version.
9. Who is your ISP provider?
10. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up.
11. 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?
These details are vital if you want us to find out what your connection problem is.

* Did you configure your firewall so it allows LW full access (advisable not to have 2 active firewalls b/c they can interfere with each other. http://www.limewire.com/english/content/firewalls.shtml

12. Do This test, Is the result True/False?
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...757#post103757 Is the result True/False

13. Do a speed test post the results here.

http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/

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Hi Lord of the Rings,

I did what you suggested and checked out the License and just clicked on the 'Set to Default' button in there, and it started working just fine, so it was the license issue.

Thank you for your time you were very helpful. Cudos and four stars to ya.

Thanks,

Slimey

Hello,
a while back, i downloaded the limewire basic and used it for a little bit. just recently, it told me that there was a problem with the startup and that it couldn't open, even though i used it for a little while. i downloaded the limewire 4.10 basic and i tryed to download something but a thing comes up saying i dont have the license to download it, and i can click yes, no, or cancel, so i click cancel.
here is my question: how can i get the license to download things without this popup? it is really anoying since i lost all of my other stuff and cant get anything else to replace it.

much thanks

Hi just joined the site and had some problems with downloading. I tried what you suggested above and it worked. Just wanted to say thanks.

If you decide it doesn't matter, what are the legal issues that could follow with this?

Cddavis





It is a part of the new LW for legal reasons. If you decide that it doesn't matter downlding copyright material, then tick Yes, & you can optionally then tick Always use this answer (& you won't be asked again.) If you don't want to take the risk then press no. But if you press no & choose always use that answer, you'll not be asked & not be able to downld files that would have requested information about licensing; thus you'll need to do one of 2 options:

(1) Revert Popups to Default : Go to LW's menu bar, Tools>Options>View>Popups & click revert to default.

(2) Go to LW's menu bar, Tools>Options>Searching>Basic & decide whether to tick or untick "Show License Warning" (this is a setting you should do when 1st setting up.)


Last edited by Lord of the Rings on 09-08-2005 at 03:19 PM

Well ... legality of downlding copyright music varies depending on country & state. eg: AFAIK I believe in Canada it's ok so long as you don't share it. In some other countries it's not illegal unless you bootleg it & sell it (such as where I am.) But that all also depends upon whether the local authorities take notice. And the question is how can they find out unless they're actively seeking out people who do this. Are they going to bust a person who has downlded 50 copyright songs ... or would they prefer to seek those with multiple thousands so it would have a little more validity in court. Legality has been discussed numerous times on this forum. You should use the search button & type in something like legal, legality, riaa, etc. Here's an example There was an excellent thread on the topic but it disappeared. But there's more around.
What the proposal is, is to ... well you can read more about it here RIAA going postal, affecting LW? ie: in the meantime, you take your own risks if you decide to downld copyright material. LimeWire does not condone downlding of copyright material. That's up to the individual user. And when you went to the LW site to downld the program, what did it ask you before you were able to downld it. http://www.limewire.com/english/content/download.shtml / http://www.limewire.com/english/cont...loadfree.shtml

so basically you are saying that you can get the licences for them and all i can do is dowload copywrited material? this sounds a little bogus to me, but if i have to do it that way, then so be it. also, if i dowload the music without the licence, with "they" be able to know and can they track me?

thanks for all the help

I'm not a lawyer, but I wouldn't rely on legal advice on a forum like this.

Where to get trusted legal advice? A lawyer of course. Still, there are some good sites where lawyers are involved. Are you asking for a contact or a link for your country?

btw, Coffee shops and bars are also bad places to get medical advice.

The ability to attach a license to a file, and to be able to search for a license is still being tested and as a technical issue can be reasonably discussed.

Around the world Intellectual Property laws are still being debated and tested by governments, and lobbyists are finding lots of work.

hello,
evertime i try to download a song, it says that there is no license for the song.it happens for every song. does that mean that it is copyrighted?and i was wondering how to get songs that do have licenses if thats possible.so if someone can help me that would be great.