My Limewire Media Player Won't Work =[

[glitterconverse9]

I hit the play button and it does nothing. Why won't my songs play in Limewire? =[ Help please!

[Sleepless]

I think it play very few formats, mp3 being one of them. What kind of files (extension e.g. .mp3) are the songs?

[ukbobboy01]

Wouldn't it be easier to use another media player, such as VLC?

[glitterconverse9]

no it has nothing to do with the format of the music. i checked that already. i push play or launch and it does nothing for every song.

[Sleepless]

Well we can keep guessing or you can post your setup. If nothing will react it could be as simple as a permission problem on your computers account, or maybe some sort of surveillance tool, firewall, antivirus, spyware app etc. etc.

Did it work before?
if so, when?
Have you upgraded something Limewire/java in the meantime?
Have you changed something else?
Do you even have administrator rights on your computer?
Does your computer have other accounts and do they work as intended?

The more info you post, the more likely it is, that someone might be able to help.

[kristy23]

Hi. Im new here and was searching for this question. I have downloaded my first movie file ****************

and the Limewire Media PLayer wont play it. So I downloaded VLC but it still says it cannot play. Does Limewire automatically choose its own Media PLayer? And then what? How can i tell it to open with VLC??

Sleepless edit: Please read the forum rules. Discussing file types etc. is fine, but direct filenames is surely not. Consider this a warning

[Lord of the Rings]

I think LW's media player has a limited set of video codecs built in, but the latest versions of LW will also seek codecs installed on your computer if the media player cannot play the video file. Movie download issues (click on blue link) (2nd last post has information on best video formats.)

If VLC cannot play the video file, I'd been a somewhat suspicious of the file itself. VLC can play a wide range of both video & audio formats.

Knowing the video file extension might assist. Beware of WMV & .mov video file formats. The link I gave above lists a few other formats to beware of.

[ukbobboy01]

I just answered this question, http://www.gnutellaforums.com/welcom...tml#post356089

This new user is double posting already, she didn't bother to read the rules.

[muchuanlin]

I think it play very few formats,