ever since i switched to vista home premium, LW crashes after splash screen. worked smooth in xp for many years. tried all LW and jre versions.

deleted preferences folder-no use

1. OS version?VISTA HOME PREMIUM
2. What firewalls you have? WINDOWS FIREWALL
3. How much ram?1GB
4. Hard Disk space available?20GB
5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.)BROADBAND
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers?HUAWEI SMART MX882
7. Where are you trying to connect from (house, appartment complex, school, student accomodation, work, etc.)?HOUSE
8. What version of LimeWire (LW) & Java do you have?4.14.8 FREE BASIC & JRE 1.6
9. Who is your ISP (Internet Service Provider)?BSNL INDIA
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? TEST WORKS
11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up. NO
12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user. NEW PROB WITH EXPERIENCED USER

14. For those using a modem/router, how is your modem/router set up...are you port forwarding or is UPnP enabled? UPNP DISABLED
15. What security programs are you using (antivirus etc)? Some people might not be aware that their security suite includes a firewall NOD32 ANTIVIRUS
16. What country are you living in? INDIA

Right click on LW's desktop icon > properties > compatibility. Run in compatibility mode for XP...see if that helps.

Did you try this Java version (just in case you missed this one):
Archive: Download Java 2 Platform Standard Edition (J2SE) 5.0 Update 11
Uninstall any other Java versions before you install this one.

Did you make sure that LW was properly closed (check in Task Manager) before deleting the preferences folder?

hey

i removed jre 1.6 and installed the version u gave link for jre 1.5.

but again while installing limewire, its installed ver 1.6 automatically.

and still limewire crashes, fter loading the mainscreen

also when LW starts, aero is disabled. i have ticked options
run as admin and compatibility mode for xp
but no use

Are you using the online installer to install LW? Remove the Java 1.6 again. Restart your computer. Now reinstall LW but make sure to use the offline installer. When you click to download LW & the download box pops up - cancel it. Now use the option to download the offline installer. Installing the new version of LW will automatically remove the old one.

I tried all of the suggestions on this site to get it to work. None of them worked as indicated. I did finally get Limewire to run on my vista box. Here's how:

Delete temp files (Windows folder and Username folder)
Delete Limewire pref's from the Username folder
Uninstall all java from your system
Uninstall Limewire
Restart computer
Go to this site and download (OFFLINE version) of java
Archive: Download Java 2 Platform Standard Edition (J2SE) 5.0 Update 11
Install java
Locate your Limewire Pro installer
Start Limewire installation (do NOT RUN at the end)
Go back to Add/Remove Programs
Delete the version of java Limewire just installed
You should only have the version you JUST downloaded (5 update 11)
Confirm there is only ONE version of java on your system
Start Limewire

That's how I got mine to run.

user001

p.s. I posted this in several threads that apply to this issue, I'm NOT spamming!