I recently updated limewire (basic) to 5.0.11 on an intel mac running leopard and every time I try to change the prefrences, the OK (or apply) button is un-clickable. I looked all over the forums and found the java thing. I made the java 6 my top and still no luck. I deleted the prefrences from my library and now in the default settings (the one that goes up when limewire is first installed) and I cant click the finish button so I cant at all go onto limewire. Sometimes it says "limewire has a run into a bug send now?" or something like that (already sent the bug report a few days ago). I dont have any firewalls blocking it, but my leopard is an upgrade instead of a new computer with it pre-installed. Could that be the problem? Please Help!!!

There was a bug with the LW 5 alpha versions not showing OK buttons however 5.0_11 fixed it. Do you have the most recent Leopard updates? Check Software Update ... option under Apple menu. There's a new Java update just released. Or perhaps that's the problem.

Did you try deleting your LW preferences folder again?

Yes, i have the most recent updates, but its not that the buttons dont show up i just press it a million times and nothing happens. Every other button works just not the ones that complete it. I don't have the alpha version though (I dont think). I did delete the preferences a few times and even re-installed limewire.

I just installed the Java update & LW 5 OK buttons seem to work fine.

Stief might have ideas.

I'd wait on LW to see if in fact it is a bug.

Which machine model are you running may I ask?

Oh a late thought, are you sure you are logged in as Admin.? If not logged into an Admin account you 'might' not have permissions to change preferences. That I"m not sure about.

I am the administrator (its not a shared computer), and its an imac (the one before the latest ones) with a 2.16 ghz intel core 2 duo processor and I have a lot of free space on it. My older limewire worked perfectly (the 4.watever one/s) so i know that its not just my computer and I did install limewire from limewire.com (the latest version).

Suggestions I could make: (a) Do a safe boot & repair permissions; SAFE Boot & Repair Permissions

(b) Set up a new account, see if the problem is the same in the 2nd account; Setting up a Test Account in OSX (click on link)

i repair the disc permissions once in a while, I'll try it on my other mac to see if its working but if it does work what do I do? I'll be back!

Well, I did permission repair and limewire works perfectly on my other mac. So I guess I'll zap it (uninstall) and reinstall it, but how can I save my items that are downloading?(i have 2 things downloading, big files)

heres the bug if it means anything to you:

LimeWire version 5.0.11
Java version 1.6.0_07 from Apple Inc.
Mac OS X v. 10.5.6 on x86_64
Free/total memory: 41547768/108253184

java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException: 200
at java.io.ExpiringCache.cleanup(ExpiringCache.java:1 01)
at java.io.ExpiringCache.get(ExpiringCache.java:56)
at java.io.UnixFileSystem.canonicalize(UnixFileSystem .java:137)
at java.io.File.getCanonicalPath(File.java:559)
at java.io.File.getCanonicalFile(File.java:583)
at org.limewire.util.FileUtils.getCanonicalFile(FileU tils.java:136)
at org.limewire.util.FileUtils.canonicalize(FileUtils .java:127)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.library.ManagedFileListImpl .isFolderManageable(ManagedFileListImpl.java:1341)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.library.ManagedFileListImpl .isDirectoryAllowed(ManagedFileListImpl.java:1438)
at org.limewire.core.impl.library.LibraryManagerImpl$ LibraryDataImpl.isDirectoryAllowed(LibraryManagerI mpl.java:94)
at org.limewire.ui.swing.library.manager.LibraryManag erItemImpl*****accept(LibraryManagerItemImpl.java: 86)
at java.io.File.listFiles(File.java:1134)
at org.limewire.ui.swing.library.manager.LibraryManag erItemImpl.getChildren(LibraryManagerItemImpl.java :83)
at org.limewire.ui.swing.library.manager.LibraryManag erItemImpl.getExcludedChildren(LibraryManagerItemI mpl.java:127)
at
***(says this one a million times^)


Detail: Uncaught event-thread error.

-- listing session information --
Current thread: AWT-EventQueue-0
Active Threads: 20
Uptime: 2:24
Is Connected: true
Number of Ultrapeer -> Ultrapeer Connections: 0
Number of Ultrapeer -> Leaf Connections: 0
Number of Leaf -> Ultrapeer Connections: 3
Number of Old Connections: 0
Acting as Ultrapeer: false
Acting as Shielded Leaf: true
Number of Active Uploads: 0
Number of Queued Uploads: 0
Number of Active Managed Downloads: 0
Number of Active HTTP Downloaders: 0
Number of Waiting Downloads: 0
Received incoming this session: false
Number of Managed Files: 0
Number of Mounted Friend Files: 0
Number of Shared Files: 0
Guess Capable: false
Received Solicited UDP: true
SIMPP version: 22
Port Stable: true
FWT Capable: true
Last Reported Port: 33495
External Port: 33495
IP Pongs Received: 10
Number of Content Response URNs: 0
Number of CreationTimeCache URNs: 0
VF Byte Cache Size: 0
VF Verify Cache Size: 0
VF Queue Size: 0
ByteBuffer Cache Size: 0
Number of Waiting Sockets: 0
Number of Pending Timeouts: 0
Peak Number of Thread: 30
Number of SP2 Workarounds: 0
System Load Avg: 0.84765625
Objects Pending GC: 0
Free Space In Settings: 47238381568
Free Space In Incomplete: 47238381568
Free Space In Downloads: 0
Heap Memory Usage: init = 0(0K) used = 66705416(65142K) committed = 108253184(105716K) max = 257294336(251264K)
Non-Heap Memory Usage: init = 24313856(23744K) used = 65388632(63856K) committed = 65536000(64000K) max = 138412032(135168K)
SlotManager dump:: active:0:0 1:0 2:0 queued:0:0 1:0 2:0 resumable:0:0 1:0 2:0 bw now:0.0 session avg:0.0
Number of select calls: 280
Number of immediate selects: 81
Average time in select: 481735837

-- listing threads --
JmDNS.RecordReaper: 1
AWT-AppKit: 1
Timer-0: 1
RefQueueWorker@org.apache.http.impl.conn.tsccm.Con nPoolByRoute@39bda9b9: 1
AWT-Shutdown: 1
JmDNS.SocketListener: 1
QRPPropagator: 1
device search response: 1
Deadlock Detection Thread: 1
ManualGC: 1
QueryUnicaster: 1
ContentProcessor: 1
HSQLDB Timer @59065c86: 1
Thread-8: 1
AWT-EventQueue-0: 1
MulticastService: 1
NIODispatcher: 1
RefQueueWorker@org.apache.http.impl.conn.tsccm.Con nPoolByRoute@6826d526: 1
DestroyJavaVM: 1
Message-Executor: 1


-- listing properties --
PORT=33495
RUN_ON_STARTUP=false
ACTIVE_DHT_ROUTETABLE_VERSION=1
UPDATE_DELAY=25200001
UPDATE_GIVEUP_FACTOR=49
ENABLE_DHT_ALT_LOC_QUERIES=true
FILTER_HASH_QUERIES=true
PROMOTION_SYSTEM_IS_ENABLED=true
DISABLE_DHT_NETWORK=false
MAX_ALTS_PER_RESPONSE=11
PUBLISH_ALT_LOCS=true
AVERAGE_UPTIME=115
TOTAL_UPTIME=115
SEND_LIME_RESPONSES=0.999f
MAX_UPLOAD_BYTES_PER_SEC=2
DISABLE_OOB_V2=0.999f
MIN_CONNECT_TIME=4
POSITIONS_SET=true
CONTENT_AUTHORITIES=fserv1.limewire.com:10000
COUNTRY=
WINDOW_X_V5=328
ENABLE_PASSIVE_LEAF_DHT_MODE=true
UPDATE_MIN_ATTEMPTS=1999
PRO_ADS=For Turbo-Charged searches get LimeWi...
LIBRARY_VERSION=FIVE_0_0
FILTERED_URNS_REMOTE=2AADXP4EN2P3I6GSJOS6UQ27RI2IL L4P;2CZQ...
MAX_ALTS_TO_DISPLAY=2
ENABLE_PASSIVE_DHT_MODE=true
MAX_SKIP_ACKS=2
MAX_LEAVES=40
OOB_REDUNDANCY=true
LAST_ACCEPTABLE_BUG_VERSION=4.17.6
UPDATE_RETRY_DELAY=1800001
LIME_QRP_ENTRIES=lime;wire;limewire;pro;limewirepr o
LAST_EXPIRE_TIME=1234667083060
PREVIOUS_SHUTDOWN_WAS_GRACEFUL=false
MIN_PASSIVE_LEAF_DHT_INITIAL_UPTIME=300000
MAX_DOWNLOAD_BYTES_PER_SEC=3
UPDATE_DOWNLOAD_DELAY=14400001
LAST_UPDATE_TIMESTAMP=1223920896640
DHT_BOOTSTRAP_HOSTS=76.8.67.27:6002
CRAWLER_IPS=76.8.67.27;
WINDOW_Y_V5=150
MAX_DHT_ALT_LOC_QUERY_ATTEMPTS=500
PUBLISH_PUSH_PROXIES=true
MIN_PASSIVE_LEAF_DHT_AVERAGE_UPTIME=60000
CURRENTLY_RUNNING=true
INSPECTOR_IPS=76.8.67.27
ENABLE_PUSH_PROXY_QUERIES=true
CUSTOM_FD_CRITERIA=ups;atUpSet;<;cups;cUpSet;<;OR; NOT;la...
CLIENT_ID=228A1195EB41E634B024A0C3F9EAE200
HOSTILE_IPS=119.193.124.11;119.194.203.195;121.11. ..
MIN_ACTIVE_DHT_INITIAL_UPTIME=3600000
LAST_N_UPTIMES=60
IDLE_CONNECTIONS=2
MIN_ACTIVE_DHT_AVERAGE_UPTIME=1800000

deleted every trace if limewire, reinstalled it and still no luck