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I can confirm that one I noticed it yesterday but forgot to put it in my post.

Hey...I've been using Limewire for like a year or so now and after I was asked to upgrade (which I did) Limewire now opens by itself. When I turn the computer on it opens about 2 or 3 minutes later (not in start up folder) If I close it about 2 or 3 minutes later it opens itself up again...this was not happening with my older version of Limewire which i was very impressed with...anyone else having this problem? If anyone knows how to fix it please let me know THANKS!

Ryan

Sounds like you have one of the so-called p2p viruses. Known behavior includes launching p2p apps.

http://us.mcafee.com/virusInfo/defau...virus_k=133690

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Originally posted by importfreak
Hey...I've been using Limewire for like a year or so now and after I was asked to upgrade (which I did) Limewire now opens by itself. When I turn the computer on it opens about 2 or 3 minutes later (not in start up folder) If I close it about 2 or 3 minutes later it opens itself up again...this was not happening with my older version of Limewire which i was very impressed with...anyone else having this problem? If anyone knows how to fix it please let me know THANKS!

Ryan

Sounds like you have one of the so-called p2p viruses. Known behavior includes launching p2p apps.

For instance: http://us.mcafee.com/virusInfo/defau...virus_k=133690

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Thanks..I ran a scan and sure enough there it was :D thanks!

I was about to dload Limewire when an "Internet Explorer Security Warning" poped-up and said:

Name: LimeWireWin.exe
Publisher: Publisher Unknown

This file does not have a valid digital signature that verifies its publisher. You should only run software from publishers you trust.

What does this mean and is it common? Also what's the difference between the basic and beta versions?

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Originally posted by daveyb_loud

Also what's the difference between the basic and beta versions?

The beta comes in both basic and PRO versions. You have to be a PRO customer to get the PRO beta.

Beta versions are versions that have the newest features, but aren't quite ready for "prime time" yet. They've been tested in the LW lab, but they haven't been tested on the millions of possible software configurations that are out there "in the wild".

If you run a beta version, you get the latest features, but the downside is that the latest features might not work properly with your setup. The LW developers use bug reports from the beta version and keep improving the features.

Once the problems with the beta are ironed out, it gets re-released as the official LW version.

If you want to get the latest features before everyone else (or if you just want to help the latest LW features make it into the official version faster), and are willing to deal with the possibility of the newest features not working (or the latest features causing problems with existing features), then you might like the beta version.