Hey everyone,
I have read through alot of other peoples threads and tried downloading Java and changing connections etc etc to the best of my abilities but im stuck!!
I have used Limewire before but on this new computer it never connects/gets past the first bar!!!
this laptop was bought in vancouver 2 months ago new-entry level HP.

1. OS version? VISTA
2. What firewalls you have? WINDOWS AND NORTON( CAME WITH VISTA) BOTH HAVE LW ALLOWED TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE
3. How much ram? 1000 ISH
4. Hard Disk space available? 90 GIG
5. Connection type? WIRELESS
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? ITS WIRELESS???!!
7. Where are you trying to connect from? HOME-WHISTLER BC
8. What version of LimeWire (LW) & Java do you have? LW 4.14.10
JAVA 6.0.20.6
9. Who is your ISP? WISE TECHNOLOGIES
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? 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? HAVE USED LW BEFORE BUT NOT ON THIS COMPUTER
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface? YES
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?N/A
15. What security programs are you using (antivirus etc)? Some people might not be aware that their security suite includes a firewall AVG free edtion NORTON-FREE WITH COMPUTER-PRETTY SURE LW HAS BEEN ALLOWED
16. What country are you living in? CANADA

I know you must be sick of replying to these threads by now but thanks in advance!!

It's a bad idea to run more than 1 software firewall. Turn off the Windows firewall...it'll conflict with Norton.

Try removing all of Norton's LW rules & then reconfigure the firewall to allow LW.
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Lots of people have had problems when using that latest Java update, 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

Is the router in another room in the house? Even if your connection's wireless but there could still be a firewall within the router that's effecting LW. So we'll need the brand & model.

I didnt have the XP firewall on-must have turned it off forgotten about it!!
Tried changing the settings under firewall configuration in LW for the listening ports and the other one but LW froze every time i tried to change the listening port (the one about P2P sharing was ok)
Tried deleting my Java and installing the new one but still no luck!!
Spoke to my ISP and he said that there may be a SYSCO router???
Any more ideas??

Try deleting 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

Did you remove all other Java versions before installing 1.5.0_11?

A couple of people have had success after uninstalling both LW & Norton, then reinstalling LW & last of all reinstalling Norton (this is a fix for problems with ZoneAlarm but it's also worked for Norton).

Are you connecting from a house? Can you check if there's a router in another room?