Please Help!!! My limewire wont open: could not create preferences directory!
 

my limewire wont open.:yikes:

this is what comes up in a message (see below), or it says somet about firewall. i've tried doing wot limewire says but i can open limewire to get the codes.

pls pls help.

LimeWire version 4.12.6

Java version 1.4.2_04 from Sun Microsystems Inc.

Windows XP v. 5.1 on x86

Free/total memory: 2603848/4128768



java.lang.RuntimeException: java.io.IOException: could not create preferences directory: C:\Documents and Settings\"username"\.limewire

at com.limegroup.gnutella.util.CommonUtils.getUserSet tingsDir(CommonUtils.java:839)

at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.Initializer.initialize( Initializer.java:101)

at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.GUILoader.load(GUILoade r.java:49)

at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Nativ e Method)

at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknow n Source)

at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Un known Source)

at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)

at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.Main.main(Main.java:44)

Caused by: java.io.IOException: could not create preferences directory: C:\Documents and Settings\"username"\.limewire

at com.limegroup.gnutella.util.CommonUtils.setUserSet tingsDir(CommonUtils.java:753)

at com.limegroup.gnutella.util.CommonUtils.getUserSet tingsDir(CommonUtils.java:837)

... 7 more


STARTUP ERROR!



FILES IN CURRENT DIRECTORY:

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\.NetworkShare

LAST MODIFIED: 1162991241635

SIZE: 0



C:\Program Files\LimeWire\clink.jar

LAST MODIFIED: 1155755809906

SIZE: 307949



C:\Program Files\LimeWire\commons-httpclient.jar

LAST MODIFIED: 1155755811359

SIZE: 459988



C:\Program Files\LimeWire\commons-logging.jar

LAST MODIFIED: 1155755812468

SIZE: 59154



C:\Program Files\LimeWire\commons-net.jar

LAST MODIFIED: 1155755813671

SIZE: 355370



C:\Program Files\LimeWire\COPYING

LAST MODIFIED: 1155755784515

SIZE: 18349



C:\Program Files\LimeWire\daap.jar

LAST MODIFIED: 1155755814640

SIZE: 388504



C:\Program Files\LimeWire\data.ser

LAST MODIFIED: 1155755784593

SIZE: 358



C:\Program Files\LimeWire\donotremove.htm

LAST MODIFIED: 1155755784359

SIZE: 0



C:\Program Files\LimeWire\GenericWindowsUtils.dll

LAST MODIFIED: 1155755783718

SIZE: 12279



C:\Program Files\LimeWire\hashes

LAST MODIFIED: 1155755829156

SIZE: 298



C:\Program Files\LimeWire\i18n.jar

LAST MODIFIED: 1155755814937

SIZE: 25678



C:\Program Files\LimeWire\icu4j.jar

LAST MODIFIED: 1155755815906

SIZE: 741440



C:\Program Files\LimeWire\id3v2.jar

LAST MODIFIED: 1155755816531

SIZE: 94430



C:\Program Files\LimeWire\install.log

LAST MODIFIED: 1162991195093

SIZE: 2098



C:\Program Files\LimeWire\jcraft.jar

LAST MODIFIED: 1155755817156

SIZE: 136693



C:\Program Files\LimeWire\jl011.jar

LAST MODIFIED: 1155755817859

SIZE: 255016



C:\Program Files\LimeWire\jmdns.jar

LAST MODIFIED: 1155755818359

SIZE: 69306



C:\Program Files\LimeWire\language.prop

LAST MODIFIED: 1162991188984

SIZE: 4



C:\Program Files\LimeWire\LimeWire On Startup.lnk

LAST MODIFIED: 1162991195093

SIZE: 1546



C:\Program Files\LimeWire\LimeWire.exe

LAST MODIFIED: 1155755784312

SIZE: 159744



C:\Program Files\LimeWire\LimeWire.ico

LAST MODIFIED: 1155755784343

SIZE: 92854



C:\Program Files\LimeWire\LimeWire.jar

LAST MODIFIED: 1155755803968

SIZE: 7116883



C:\Program Files\LimeWire\LimeWire20.dll

LAST MODIFIED: 1155755783750

SIZE: 40960



C:\Program Files\LimeWire\log4j.jar

LAST MODIFIED: 1155755819515

SIZE: 677952



C:\Program Files\LimeWire\log4j.properties

LAST MODIFIED: 1155755784609

SIZE: 7171



C:\Program Files\LimeWire\looks.jar

LAST MODIFIED: 1155755820546

SIZE: 630634



C:\Program Files\LimeWire\MessagesBundle.properties

LAST MODIFIED: 1155755772546

SIZE: 114510



C:\Program Files\LimeWire\MessagesBundles.jar

LAST MODIFIED: 1155755805640

SIZE: 2951044



C:\Program Files\LimeWire\mp3sp14.jar

LAST MODIFIED: 1155755821015

SIZE: 40064



C:\Program Files\LimeWire\pmf.ico

LAST MODIFIED: 1155755784421

SIZE: 3262



C:\Program Files\LimeWire\ProgressTabs.jar

LAST MODIFIED: 1155755806671

SIZE: 5786



C:\Program Files\LimeWire\root

LAST MODIFIED: 1162991188423

SIZE: 0



C:\Program Files\LimeWire\SOURCE

LAST MODIFIED: 1155755784531

SIZE: 268



C:\Program Files\LimeWire\spacer.gif

LAST MODIFIED: 1155755786812

SIZE: 49



C:\Program Files\LimeWire\themes.jar

LAST MODIFIED: 1155755821390

SIZE: 741477



C:\Program Files\LimeWire\tritonus.jar

LAST MODIFIED: 1155755822078

SIZE: 152711



C:\Program Files\LimeWire\uninstall.exe

LAST MODIFIED: 1162991199921

SIZE: 186041



C:\Program Files\LimeWire\update.ver

LAST MODIFIED: 1155755781656

SIZE: 3810



C:\Program Files\LimeWire\vorbis.jar

LAST MODIFIED: 1155755822500

SIZE: 27215



C:\Program Files\LimeWire\WindowsFirewall.dll

LAST MODIFIED: 1155755783812

SIZE: 61440



C:\Program Files\LimeWire\WindowsV5PlusUtils.dll

LAST MODIFIED: 1155755784093

SIZE: 12808



C:\Program Files\LimeWire\xerces.jar

LAST MODIFIED: 1155755824765

SIZE: 2147687



C:\Program Files\LimeWire\xml-apis.jar

LAST MODIFIED: 1155755825515

SIZE: 207655



C:\Program Files\LimeWire\xml.war

LAST MODIFIED: 1155755782281

SIZE: 8423

(I edited out your name for your own privacy) ;) :)

See http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showthread.php?t=36420 and carefully follow the instructions for installing Java ..you should have 1.5. Uninstall Limewire ...Install Java and then install limewire, in both cases use the offline installer.

I hope this helps:)

In regards to a possible firewall issue, see Connection problems? Check here first! (click on link). You'll need to configure your XP firewall & 'possibly' also your modem/router's UPnP/port forwarding.