Firewall blocking access
 

I have Zone Alarm, AVG and Max secure Spyware detector installed and running Windows XP. I have recently lost all my data and have just re-downloaded my Limewire PRO but cannot connecet, whats the problem?

Go to Program Control > Programs in ZoneAlarm and make sure LimeWire has full internet and server permissions or it won't work.

I have, and it still doesn't work

Maybe Windows Firewall is on along with ZoneAlarm and the problem is that Windows Firewall is blocking it. It's possible that when you installed ZoneAlarm you didn't turn off Windows Firewall.

If that isn't the problem, I have no other ideas.

Hi Brandan,

Once you're sure that the XP firewall is off, try these things:

What version of Java are you using? Some people have had connection probs when using the 2 latest Java updates (1.6.0_01 & _02). Try this version. Download the JRE offline installer & remove your current Java version(s) before you install this one.
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If that doesn't help, delete 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.

Done all that, still not working! I've never known such user unfriendly software and lack of support, I wish I could get my money back and forget the whole damn thing!

You would be well advised to have only one anti-virus program installed and running on your machine.

This is independent of the krap and highly problematic firewall bundled into XP SP2.

Also, have you examined this link ... ? http://www.gnutellaforums.com/tips-t...ful-links.html