Rhonda, Are you in College?? You say that your in a Dorm. Well, I have to give you a "F" on answering the questions. Internet Explorer is an Operating System, not an ISP. The reason why you can't connect is because you have a Firewall issue and if you are at college, it may be next to impossible. Ask around to see if others are able to connect. The school is probably blocking P2P.
Also Vista + Zone Alarm is a bad combination for Limewire.

Try uninstalling both LW & ZA, then reinstall LW first. After that, reinstall ZA. This has worked for a few Vista users...see post #6 of this thread Can't connect using Vista.

Also it's not a good idea to have 3 Firewalls nor is a good idea to disable them, instead figure out which ONE you want to use and give Limewire Full Access.

Need to also know what version of Java You have.

Hope this helps.

It works some times other times don't...
Limewire stats up normally the main window comes up but the indicator that indicates the connection quality just stands at connecting, I've waited up to two hours before I give up and close limewire.

When I did like you said it connected and got full connection...

bcpara
 

I fianlly got irritated enough and reloaded my entire OS. After reloading Vista LW worked ;ike brand new. I don't recommend this unless you feel really comfortable with it.

Are you up and running properly now ?? Or is a case it still only works sometimes ??

Well, I'm having the same problem as well lol...
Mine just sits there trying to connect.....So later today I am going to play around with it, I will let you know what I do to get it fixed...;)

limewire on vista-i m completely frustrated!
 

1. OS version? (eg: Windows 98)--vista ultimate
2. What firewalls you have?--zone alarm internet suite
3. How much ram?--1 gb
4. Hard Disk space available?--80 gb
5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.)--broadband
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers?--adsl2+modem
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? (Go to LW's menu Help>About LW...) Will show both.--lw--4.14.10,java--1.60_03
9. Who is your ISP (Internet Service Provider)?--airtel(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?--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.--earlier using limewire on xp for past 1 year
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?---UPnP
15. What security programs are you using (antivirus etc)? Some people might not be aware that their security suite includes a firewall zone alarm internet suite
16. What country are you living in? Sometimes there are ISPs with the same name in more than one country (eg Clearwire in the USA & also in Ireland).-- india


i have allowed limewire in program control of zone alarm.also added exception in window firewall(though i have disabled it). downloaded the latest java 6 update 3, but limewire just show that it is connecting to network and nothing happens.i tried shutting down zonealarm suite but problems remains the same. please help.my email id is [edit]


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Well I didn't do anything and it's working again...go figure...:blink:

dushy4...
It sounds like it's ZoneAlarm that is causing this...
Have a look at this post and follow the tips...;)
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/281366-post6.html

It's like it uses to be (works some times and other times don't)