Are you sure ? It's part of how limewire runs. At least it is on the latest version of limewire pro. Try finding it with search or whatever vista calls it. When you find it delete it. When you reload it makes another copy. Until I found this solution from another furum user I'd tried allsorts. I even took out Norton and Spybot ! Believe me, if it worked before the answer is likely to be much simpler. Th eboffins from limewire pro help sent me pages of gobbledygook suggesting solutions which involved brain surgery on my router. Total nonsense.

You may not be able to find it because one of the parent directories is a hidden folder. So you will need to go to search options & at least temporarily turn on Show hidden files & folders.
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/genera...der-vista.html will at least show how to find the LW Preferences folder .. so find the gnutella.net file inside it.

THIS IS THE FIX RIGHT HERE! BUCKIE GOT IT RIGHT FOR ME.
I HAVENT BEEN ABLE TO CONNECT TO LIMEWIRE SINCE IT UPGRADED TO THE 4.186 VERSION.
SO I CAME HERE, READ BUCKIES FIX, DELETED THE GUTNELLA FILE, JUST LIKE HE DESCRIBED, AND THAT FIXED IT. I AM NOW CONNECTED, I CAN SEARCH FOR SONGS AGAIN, AND AM SHARING FILES AGAIN.
THANK YOU BUCKIE! YOU DA MAN!
RAZZELL2

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I have tried all of those things and am still not finding a gnutella.net file anywhere. I searched the 'Everywhere' option, showing all hidden files and folders and everything. Any other ideas? I've even tried going back to older versions and no luck.

how long duz it take 4 it 2 connect afterwards?

It connects quick now, I found the problem. I didn't have the latest version of Java loaded. Once I updated that and restarted the computer it works great.

depeat...did you find that gnutella file that buckie was talking about? and remove it?
thats what i did. i have xp, not vista, but i had no trouble finding the file...or the dll or whatever it is. and as soon as i deleted it and reopned limewire, i was connecting at the speeds i was accustomed to.
and, when i restarted the program i went back to the same destination, in the limewire folder, and i see that another gnutella file is back in there. so it was just a question of having it reload the proper file, or program, or driver or whatever that gnutella thing was.
worked for me!
thanks a lot buckie. [a forum that actually helped me fix something. i am astounded]
(am i even spelling that word right? guntella? gnutella? oh well, y'all know what im trying to say)
russell

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Penalized thru the 80's
Recovered thru the 90's
Riding my Harley thru the 2000's!

I have tried everything that has been posted here to try. I have tried the firewall, downloading a new version of gnutella, going into limewire folder and deleting gnutella. It still does not allow me to connect please help with any other possibilities!!!

Can anyone tell me where else I can find that gnutella.net file? I don't seem 2 have a Lime Wire file under my name in C file.