Why is Limewire Beta 5.011 telling me I have to update to a newer version (1.6 I think) of java? I just bought my MacBook today so I find it odd that the OS version on a brand new MacBook doesn't have the required goods to run any application...

What am I missing???

LW 5 is built on Java 1.6. The only OSX computers that can thus run LW 5 are the intel macs with 64-bit abilities for 64-bit Java 1.6

To be honest, if you do not have an intel mac, I do not believe you are missing anything. LW 5 looks totally different & I'm not exactly wrapped about the way it works. It's designed for dumbies who know nothing about p2p sharing, especially those who barely know how to turn a computer on. They've taken all the advanced features out.

If you do have an intel MacBook, then do a software update. Go to Java preferences found in your utilities folder & move Java 6 up the heirarchy to 1st or 2nd. Setting up Java for Leopard

I cannot connect because of a firewall. How can I fix this?

Cannot what? Cannot install LW 5? This thread topic is about a MacBook unable to use LW Beta 5 due to different version of Java. I hope your problem is same topic, else create a new thread.

When I open LW it tells me I am behind a firewall. I disabled the firewall and LW still will not connect. Not sure what to do next?

Firewall & connection problem, a different topic.

At this point, the best I can advise is you supply these details: System details - help us to help you (click on blue link) as described in the forum rules. lol We cannot help much with connection problems without those details.

However, you can in the meantime try these suggestions: If LW Will Not Connect (click on the blue link)

So I just installed LW 5 on a PPC-based Mac running Tiger. I get a message saying "Could not launch the application [LW] because it requires a version of Java that is not installed."

So I'm screwed. There's no way to run LW 5 on this Mac. How do I get back to the old LW? Why is there no warning to the 2 million or so PPC users that they're about to nuke their LW capability?

Geez.

You can revert back to 4.18.8... there's info about downloading the older version for both basic & Pro users here: LimeWire 5 is only compatible with intel computers running Leopard OSX 10.5 or later

Looks like LW have now updated their download pages (Pro page shows the same) to provide info about which Macs can run LW 5

You will need to remove the file called instal limewire.pkg from the Receipts folder in order to install LW 4.18; Receipts folder sample image. Also trash the LW 5 Program folder. Then install LW 4.18

If you go in via limewire.com, there's no warning whatsoever. When you click on the non-pro DL link, you see this:



...and the LW5 DL starts automatically. You install it, and you've nuked LW.

Nope. The LW 4.18 installer refuses to install over LW5, at least for me.

Why doesn't the LW5 installer check for the required system before nuking me? This is a basic installer function. The Limewire guys need to wake up.

Now I'm hosed- what next?