i know this is simular ro my last problem, but actually its different. i cant preview a song or movie/video without error message popping up saying limewire has enciountered a problem and must close at this time. i can preview them under windows media player but that is just aggrevating to have to go back and forth between the two. everytime i launch song,ect. this happens. i have went back to the version of wmp that i previously had like you suggested and uninstalled and reinstalled limewire. still same problem occurs anymore suggestions? anyone else having this problem? thanks for your help in advance. this is driving me crazy!!!!

Can you remember the last thing you downloaded before this started happening ??
I'd say there is a corruption in one of your files and it causes limewire to close...
you can check this by trying to access your shared folder outside of limewire...
By default go to My Comp > HDD > Documents and settings > User (your folder name) > Shared...
If it gives you the same message LW does it is definitely a corruption and you will need to work out which one it is and delete it...
If it doesn't post back and we will find another solution...

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goodws1.
Try this player, Media Player Clasic, Has codecs built in, & no backdoor for
spammers to exploiet, WMP is a problem for P2P users unless you can set your
firewall to never alow WMP to connect to the internet
http://www.mpcstar.com/?lang=en_us
May also be fake files you are trying to D/L

USE BITZI LOOKUP
when you see a file you want
Right click/advanced/look up file with BITZI, if its not reported on leave it, till it is, Now music, is not so easy,
The Newer they are, the more careful you must be
The record companys are putting swarms of fakes on
the network, Take note of size, Songs less than 2000kb with 128kb bitrate must be less than two mins.THINK!!, how long is the song Im looking for ?
so what size SHOULD it be,
If it dos'nt have a bitrate! LEAVE it,
Scan every File befor OPENING them
Dont D/L exe,rar,zip,or wma files. I am expert at using LimeWire & I dont touch them they are 99.9% viruses. We only use these for testing antivirus
programs.
Peace.

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sory i went to my comp hard disk drives doc and setts. user name9my folder0 shared and then under music what do you mean if it gives me the same message as limewire it is a possible corruption? this just takes me to the list of all my songs do you mean to play each song and see if the message pops up? this will take forever. is there an easier way to scan for corrupt files? maybe i just dont understand what you want me to do and am doing it wrong. please explain. there has to be a way to determine what file is corrupt you would think. if not how do i delete all songs video and movies and make sure it is deleted everywhere on my computer. and if i do this and still have same problem can i restore them back with norton restore? i hate to lose all my songs if thats not the problem. HELP PLEASE REPLY BACK AGAIN ROLLEYES-2:

No don't delete all of your files...I take it you successfully entered your shared folder without the error message popping up...

I would now think that there is a corruption within LW itself...
Try the fixes in this thread one by one...Make sure you use the offline installer for Java and LW....Uninstall Java first and reinstall....Then uninstall LW...If it still keeps popping up with the error report try deleting your preference folder...

All instructions and links are in this thread....
Fixes for Limewire when LW isn't operating as it should!

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i tried everything on fixes when limewire isnt operating as it should as suggested by lord od the rings also others suggested that i had downloaded a corrupted file and if i find that and delete it that would fix the problem . i deleted everything on my computer that has anything to do with songs videos or movies deleted all songs from wmp and everythong from limewire, and still have the same problem. also was suggested that if i could get into my shared files on comp and got same error that i had a corrupted file somwhere bit when i go there and play a song i dont get the error message that i have been getting . i dont know what else to do thanks for your help so far everyone but dont forget me i still need your help. i just cant figure this one out. thanks.

When you uninstalled limewire did you use the limewire uninstaller or did you do it through the add/remove programs ??

You could also try this fix....
Right-clicking the Limewire icon and going to properties and change compatability setting to Windows 2000. (but only if you're using Windows 2000 or later.) Somebody reported changing to Windows NT compatibility fixed their problem despite not using that operating system version.

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i tried both ways . i know your not supposed to go to add remove but i thought it was worth a shot ive tried every thing else but i also tried the removal under programs

I'm at a loss as to why this is happening to you...I will ask around and see if anyone else has some suggestions for you...

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thanks i appreciate that. this is literally driving me crazy! i know its not a big thing but one little thing like this on your computer can drive you nuts!