1. OS version- vista home premium 32 bit
2. What firewalls you have? windows firewall
3. How much ram? 2 gig
4. Hard Disk space available? 140 gb
5. Connection type? unknown
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? unknown
7. Where are you trying to connect from dorm
8. What version of LimeWire (LW) & Java do you have? 4.14.6
9. Who is your ISP (Internet Service Provider)? comcast
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? - your test worked
11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? unknown
12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user.- new problem
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface? cannot access
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/attach...1&d=1158099342
14. For those using a modem/router, how is your modem/router set up...are you port forwarding or is UPnP enabled? unknown
15. What security programs are you using (antivirus etc)? - avg free
16. What country are you living in? usa

try to start limewire, opens and appears to connect, then limewire becomes unresponsive, all other programs work. task manager required to close limewire

Have you recently updated Java? Some people have had problems with LW when using the latest Java updates. Try this version instead. Download the JRE offline installer & remove any other Java versions before you install this one.
Archive: Download Java 2 Platform Standard Edition (J2SE) 5.0 Update 11

If that doesn't help, delete LW's preferences folder when LW's properly closed. See point 3 here & also point 2 if you've used older versions of LW in the past (there could be a folder in either location).
Fixes for LimeWire
This will kill all of your settings within options, you'll have to go back through afterwards & reset things. If you're not sure of your settings, go through LW's tools > options & write them all down, so that you can reset things later.
LimeWire Pref Folder in Vista

You could also try installing the latest version of LW (4.14.8). When you download LW, use the offline installer (when you click to download & the box pops up, cancel it...now use the option of downloading the offline installer).