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Old March 26th, 2007
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Arrow Need more sources...different question then others...

I have Windows XP and the newest version of limewire. I know there are a lot of posts about problems with needing more sources and everyone says that it is because they are fake files. But I never had a problem with this until a few days ago. I used to be able to download almost every song and then I got on about two days ago and I can't download anything now. I looked up the problem on google and I couldn't find any solutions so I'm hoping someone can help me here.
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Old March 27th, 2007
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What can we say, the problem is getting worse all the time....Just be patient and try right clicking on the search result box and Search > Get more results and see if that brings up more sources...
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It could be the Licence warning thing.
Just have a look,
Go, Tools/Options/Searching/Basic, it says, "Show Licence Warning"
Un tick the box if you dont want to filter out Files.

This option is enabled at setup, The choice is your decision.
Do a test to see if search resolts improve.
You can reverse this change at any time.
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Old March 27th, 2007
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Well I checked the license warning box and it was unchecked. And I tried clicking get more sources but it just switched from need more sources to waiting for busy sources...and then it still didn't work. Hah. Thanks for those ideas though. Anybody else know what could possibly be wrong.
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Try deleting LW's preferences folder when LW's properly closed. See point 3 below (also point 2 if you've used much older LW versions in the past).
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Deleting that folder will kill all of your settings within options, you'll have to go back through afterwards & reset things to the way you like them
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Old March 28th, 2007
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Ok so just to let you know...you're amazing. Hah. It worked. I can download stuff again. Thanks so much. I really appreciate it.
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Old March 28th, 2007
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i have a question about that i have the same problem and i went to go delete the folder and the only file that looked similar was my LimeWire folder which was in my program files i went to delete it and it said cannot delete file: cannot read from source file or disk
what should i do?
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The folder's hidden by default, so you'll have to show hidden files & folders to be able to see it

Go to My Computer, click on tools > folder options > view. Put a dot in the circle next to 'show hidden files & folders' > apply > ok. Now you should be able to find the preferences folder.
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Old March 28th, 2007
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Default i did that

i did that and it wasnt there i also did the search and it wasnt there
i downloaded lime wire again thinking that might help and it didnt
it takes forever to search for music in general even bands that are by definition popular
ive been using limewire for so long since like version 1 and i have never had a problem with this, someone mentioned something to me about a brick wall at the bottom left hand corner
does that have anything to do with it?
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Did you look for a folder in the old location of C:\Documents and Settings\your username\.limewire? Since you've used much older versions of LW, you'll most likely have a folder there too (that one's not hidden).
Otherwise, I'm stumped! You've gotta have a prefs folder

Can you give us your details, please?
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