I tried searching as many threads as I could til I feel cross-eyed, so I'm giving up and posting this in hopes that someone might be able to help...

1. OS version? Windows Vista Home Premium
2. What firewalls you have? PC Tools Firewall Plus
3. How much ram? 1Gig
4. Hard Disk space available? Over 250 gigs
5. Connection type? broadband
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? Not Sure
7. Where are you trying to connect from? Home
8. What version of LimeWire (LW) & Java do you have? Limewire: 4.12.11 (basic) & Java: 1.6.0_01
9. Who is your ISP (Internet Service Provider)? Time Warner
10. 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? It says "Your Test Worked!!"
11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up. Four other computers on network sharing an internet connection using a router. 2 other computers are running p2p and have no problems so I don't think the router or set-up is the issue. (Limewire and Ares are being used on the other computers)
12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user. I have used Limewire on a previous computer and it worked fine, but I got a new system and just can't get it to work. I've googled the problem, searched the forums and am completley lost.
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface? Yes the brick wall is there.
14. For those using a modem/router, how is your modem/router set up...are you port forwarding or is UPnP enabled? Don't know, but p2p (Limewire, Ares) work from other computers on this same network
15. What security programs are you using (antivirus etc)? Some people might not be aware that their security suite includes a firewall.. AVG Free Edition, SpywareGuard, Spybot S&D Resident shield. This is the same set-up that is on the other computer running Limewire and it works fine.

I'm thinking maybe it's the specific model of the computer I'm using. When I try to connect nothing shows up in the box under the connections tab. I've got a HP Pavilion m7750n. I am able to get utorrent running on this computer, so I'm even more confused.

In going through the threads, I tried many of the advised fixes. I closed down limewire and deleted the limewire folder under my user account, i disabled the tips on startup, i disabled the connect on startup and tried to manually connect. I tried to manually enter the 4 or 5 host addresses that were listed in another thread, they only showed up in the connections window for under 10 seconds, then just disappeared. I have un-installed and re-installed limewire a number of times. Right now I have just tried to connect again and still nothing shows up in the connections window and it stays on one green bar.

I hope I've given enough information so that someone can maybe figure out what the problem is. I'd greatly appreciate any help. Thanks in advance!!