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March 19th, 2008
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 Can't Search I have uninstalled and reinstalled limewire several times. It connects but when I type in an artist or song title and click search nothing comes up but a white screen.  |
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March 19th, 2008
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 In the bottom left hand corner bo you have green bars or red bars. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If LW will not connect, here's what to try first. DISCONNECT/RECONNECT LW Quote: In LW, click on File > disconnect. Wait 5 minutes, then File > connect. DISABLE 'SHOW TIPS AT STARTUP' & 'CONNECT ON STARTUP' Quote: Try the tips from this post...it's very old but has been working for people lately. For those who can't connect REPLACE gnutella.net FILE Quote: Close LW. Make sure that it’s properly closed by opening Task Manager (ctrl/alt/del) & click on the Processes tab. If there’s a LW process running, end the process. The link below will take you to a file hosting site where you can download a file named gnutella.net. zSHARE - gnutella.net If that link doesn't work, try this other one. gnutella.net Download that file & save it to your computer. Remember where you've saved the file to. If you're using XP, look below. Go to Control Panel > Folder Options > click on the View tab > put a dot in the circle next to ‘show hidden files and folders’ > apply > ok. Go to Start > click on My Computer > double click on Documents and Settings > double click on the folder with your username > double click on Application Data. Now look for a folder named LimeWire. This folder named LimeWire is your preferences folder. You need to open the LimeWire folder by double clicking on it. Once you’ve opened the LimeWire folder, look for a file named gnutella.net (or it may be named gnutella). Delete that file. Leave the LimeWire folder open. If there’s no file named gnutella.net or gnutella, don’t panic...you can put one into the folder. Go & find the gnutella.net file that you downloaded earlier. Copy that gnutella.net file & paste it into the open LimeWire folder. Close all folders, restart your computer & then start LW. If you're using Vista, you'll need to look for your preferences folder in a different place. Try C:\Users\your username\AppData\Roaming\LimeWire And more info about how to show hidden files & folders, and how to find the preferences folder here LimeWire Pref Folder in Vista UPDATE JAVA If deleting/replacing the gnutella.net file doesn't help, you might need to update the version of Java that you're using. Quote: You can update to the latest version of Java here Java SE Downloads If the latest update gives you any problems, try this older version, which has worked well for lots of people: Archive: Download Java 2 Platform Standard Edition (J2SE) 5.0 Update 11 Whichever Java version you use, download the JRE offline installer & remove any other Java versions (via Add/Remove Programs) before installing another one. DELETE LIMEWIRE'S PREFERENCES FOLDER If neither replacing the gnutella.net file or updating Java helps, you may need to delete LW's preferences folder. Sometimes the preferences folder becomes corrupted & in that case, deleting the old folder can help. Quote: Deleting LW's preferences folder will change all of the settings within LW's options (speed, max number of downloads, down/upload bandwidth etc etc). If you're not too sure of your settings, go to LW's tools > options & make a note of how everything's set, so that you can reset things later. You might have 2 preferences folders - one named .limewire & one named LimeWire. Sometimes there are 2 folders, because different versions of LW have the folder in different locations. 1. Close LW. Make sure that LW is properly closed by opening task manager (ctrl/alt/del) & checking whether there's a LW process running. If there is, end that process. 2. Go to Control Panel, double click on Folder Options & then click on the View tab. Make sure there's a dot in the button next to 'Show hidden files and folders' then click Apply & click OK. 3. Now go to Start > click on My Computer > double click on C drive > double click on the folder with your username. Once you're in the 'your username' folder, look for a folder named .limewire & if you have a folder named .limewire, delete that whole folder. If you don't have a folder named .limewire then that's ok. Close all folders. 4. Go back to Start > click on My Computer > double click on C drive > double click on Documents and Settings > double click on the folder with your username > double click on Application Data. Once you're in the Application Data, look for a folder named LimeWire (there's no dot in front of this one & the letters aren't all lower case). Delete that whole folder named LimeWire. Close all folders. 5. Restart your computer. 6. Start up LW & see whether it will connect. If LW connects, you're all done & you can go back through LW's tools > options & set everything there back to the way you like it. If you're using Vista, you'll need to look for your preferences folder in a different place. Try C:\Users\your username\AppData\Roaming\LimeWire And more info about how to show hidden files & folders, and how to find the preferences folder here LimeWire Pref Folder in Vista You'll know if you've deleted the preferences folder properly...when you start LW, it will take you through the setup wizard. Also, all of the settings within LW's options will have reverted back to default. If you restart LW & don't have to go through the setup wizard, that means that you haven't deleted the preferences folder properly. In that case, make sure that LW's properly closed & start again! CHANGE LISTENING PORT Quote: In LW tools > options > advanced > firewall config. Change LW's listening port to 65000 (or try any ports in the range of 49152 - 65535) > apply > ok. If you have port forwarding set up for a modem/router, you'll need to change the port forwarded to match LW's new listening port. If you have a specific port number allowed thru a software firewall, make sure that you allow LW's new port number. IF YOU'RE STILL STUCK If you're sure that you've done everything correctly, but LW still won't connect...use the forum search. Looking through older threads might help you to solve your own problem. lf you need more help, post with your details. Maybe your connection problem has something to do with your software firewall, your ISP, an internal firewall within your modem/router, or the place you're trying to connect from. When you post with your details, please tell us what fixes you've already tried. Read this sticky before posting, it has a lot of helpful info. Connections Problems? Look here BEFORE posting! __________________
__________________ System details - Help us help you > Provide these details when you post ! Fixes For Limewire When LW Isn't Operating As It Should If you've updated LW and can't find your downloads! LimeWire FAQ and User Guide--If LimeWire Will Not Load If Limewire Will Not Connect System Mechanic--FileHippo--Download.com ------------------------- Some time's i just want to throw my computer out the window  |
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March 24th, 2008
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| My limewire is connecting though. It has five green bars right now. So im still confused. It is connected but when i search anything it just goes to a blank white screen where the search results should come up. The boxes with quality, #, license, ?, name, type, size speed, and bitrate just go away. Everything else stays there like the search box and all other tabs with monitor and library ect. Thanks though for the tip if it wont connect. |
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