I have read various threads and resolutions to starting the program. I t has been working great and now it just loads up the splash screen and within 10seconds the whole program shuts down!! What is going on...anyone have a good solution. I have uninstalled, re-downloaded and reinstalled the program but no change! Please help....

Try Fixes for Limewire

Hold down Control-Alt-Delete keys & open Process Manager & see how many times limewire is listed. It there's more than one then kill both processes. Then uninstall them. For LW 4.4 or above just go to Start menu>Programs>LW>Uninstaller. For earlier versions use your Add/Remove Programs Control panel to remove LW.

Downld & save both the Java & LW installers to your comp. Then install .. don't install over the net. Reboot after installing LW.

Thanks...i tried that and i seem to have the same problem...the program begins to load and when it enters the downloading screen...it just closes! Is this a new problem that others seem to have too? Please advise. Thanks

Can you give us a total desciption of your set up:
1. OS version? (eg: Windows 98)
2. What firewalls you have?
3. ram?
4. Hard Disk space available?
5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.)
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers?
7. Where are you trying to connect from (home, school, work, etc.)?
8. What version of Limewire (LW) & Java do you have? (Go to LW's menu Help>About LW...) Will show both LW & Java version.
9. Who is your isp provider?
10. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user.
11. (a) What brand & model of graphics card do you have? (b) Which driver version do you have?
12. What resolution is your monitor & what is it set at?

1. OS version? (eg: Windows 98) Windows XP home Edition

2. What firewalls you have? ISP Set
3. ram? 145MB
4. Hard Disk space available? 3.5GB
5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.) broadband
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? Speedtouch Modem
7. Where are you trying to connect from (home, school, work, etc.)? HOME
8. What version of Limewire (LW) & Java do you have? (Go to LW's menu Help>About LW...) Will show both LW & Java version.

lw: 4.8.1 JAVA:V 1.4.2_08
9. Who is your isp provider? BTINTERNET
10. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user. NEW PROBLEM WITH EXPERIENCED USER
11. (a) What brand & model of graphics card do you have? (b) Which driver version do you have? N/A
12. What resolution is your monitor & what is it set at? N/A

I HOPE THE ABOVE HELPS....THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. dAVID

So you tried deleting the LW preferences folder (see fixes for LW)??

If you are sharing a lot of files (over 500), & these are in multiple folders, then move some files out of these folders if possible.

Go to LW's incomplete folder & list it by size. Delete all those at 0 KB (later after opening LW you should click on top of Progress column to list all files by % & then delete those at 0%.

Your problem has got me stumped. I'm tending to think it's a Java issue. Do you have a Registry Cleaner b/c your system might need it. Also make sure the HDD's not fragmented.