i just got a new dell laptop. windows xp pro. and i can install limewire but when i try to run it it says fatal error limewire may beable to fix itself send review discard. its kind of a little box. i have tried deleted limewire and installing it again i have also made sure my java was up to date. any ideas?

Try these suggestions: Fix for opening Limewire "Fatal Error Message"

Also I hope your intel driver was updated. I'm aware dell laptops had some problems. ie:

1. http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...&highlight=bsd

2. http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...&highlight=bsd

3. http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...&highlight=bsd

4. http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...&highlight=bsd But if you have a new one this might not be an issue!

thanks for the fast reply i tried everything and nothing worked. i also forgot to put that it is a fatal internal error if that helps any

OK maybe i misunderstood. Which version of LW are you using? LW 4.8.1 or one of the 4.9.x betas?

So you tried changing compatibility mode of LW to win 2k, & you tried running Java 1.4.2 instead of Java 1.5?

If you have tried those things then perhaps beta might be the way to go. http://www.limewire.com/english/content/beta.shtml or if you're a pro user you'll find a link to the pro beta on your personal downld page.

Can you give more detail about what happens & after which events? Does LW actually open up at all & if yes, does it crash & at what point?

im using the 4.8 version. I can't go into add/remove files and change it because there is only a remove option. after i install LW i goes thourgh the screens of what type of connection i have and search for files etc. then the pop up asking me if i wan't to up grade to LWPro comes up then i get the fatal internal error. I now have java run time environment 1.5.0 update 4 and i tired 1.4.my laptop is only one day old so i can't imagine something being out of date. this is weird hope this helps more

i copied the error i got for the beta version

LimeWire version 4.9.2
Java version 1.5.0_04 from Sun Microsystems Inc.
Windows XP v. 5.1 on x86
Free/total memory: 956104/6238208

java.lang.NullPointerException
at java.awt.Dimension.<init>(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicProgressBarUI.getPrefe rredSize(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicProgressBarUI.getMinim umSize(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.JComponent.getMinimumSize(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.BoxLayout.checkRequests(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.BoxLayout.preferredLayoutSize(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.preferredSize(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.getPreferredSize(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.JComponent.getPreferredSize(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.GridBagLayout.GetLayoutInfo(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.GridBagLayout.getLayoutInfo(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.GridBagLayout.ArrangeGrid(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.GridBagLayout.arrangeGrid(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.GridBagLayout.layoutContainer(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.layout(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.doLayout(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.validateTree(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.validate(Unknown Source)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.StatusLine.refresh(Stat usLine.java:264)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.StatusLine.loadFinished (StatusLine.java:470)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.GUIMediator$5.run(GUIMe diator.java:748)
at java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForHierar chy(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarch y(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarch y(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Dialog$1.run(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Dialog.show(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.show(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.setVisible(Unknown Source)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.bugs.BugManager.reviewBug(B ugManager.java:504)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.bugs.BugManager.handleBug(B ugManager.java:246)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.GUIMediator.showInterna lError(GUIMediator.java:1832)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.GUIMediator.showInterna lError(GUIMediator.java:1842)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.GUIMediator.refreshGUI( GUIMediator.java:476)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.RefreshTimer.refreshGUI (RefreshTimer.java:57)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.RefreshTimer.access$000 (RefreshTimer.java:15)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.RefreshTimer$1.actionPe rformed(RefreshTimer.java:39)
at javax.swing.Timer.fireActionPerformed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.Timer$DoPostEvent.run(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForHierar chy(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarch y(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarch y(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Dialog$1.run(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Dialog.show(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.show(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.setVisible(Unknown Source)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.bugs.BugManager.reviewBug(B ugManager.java:504)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.bugs.BugManager.handleBug(B ugManager.java:246)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.GUIMediator.showInterna lError(GUIMediator.java:1832)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.ErrorHandler$Error.run( ErrorHandler.java:73)
at java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForHierar chy(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarch y(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarch y(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Dialog$1.run(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Dialog.show(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.show(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.setVisible(Unknown Source)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.UpgradeWindow.showProDi alog(UpgradeWindow.java:215)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.GUIMediator.showDialogs ForFirstVisibility(GUIMediator.java:354)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.GUIMediator.access$100( GUIMediator.java:68)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.GUIMediator$3.run(GUIMe diator.java:341)
at java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForHierar chy(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarch y(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(Unknown Source)


Detail: Uncaught event-thread error.

-- listing session information --
Current thread: AWT-EventQueue-0
Active Threads: 41
Uptime: 0:21
Is Connected: false
Number of Ultrapeer -> Ultrapeer Connections: 0
Number of Ultrapeer -> Leaf Connections: 0
Number of Leaf -> Ultrapeer Connections: 0
Number of Old Connections: 0
Acting as Ultrapeer: false
Acting as Shielded Leaf: false
Number of Active Uploads: 0
Number of Queued Uploads: 0
Number of Active Managed Downloads: 0
Number of Active HTTP Downloaders: 0
Number of Waiting Downloads: 0
Received incoming this session: false
Number of Shared Files: 0
Guess Capable: false
Received Solicited UDP: false
SIMPP version: 3
Port Stable: true
FWT Capable: false
Last Reported Port: 6346
External Port: 6346
IP Pongs Received: 0

-- listing threads --
Hasher: 1
HttpClient-ReferenceQueueThread: 1
SavedFileLoader: 1
NIODispatcher: 1
UDPHostRanker: 1
MulticastService: 1
Acceptor: 1
GWebCache urlfile: 1
AWT-EventQueue-0: 1
AWT-Windows: 1
AWT-Shutdown: 1
Timeout guard: 1
Image Fetcher 1: 1
Timer-0: 1
Timer-1: 1
Image Fetcher 0: 1
JmDNS.RecordReaper: 1
Image Fetcher 3: 1
IconLoader: 1
ConnectionFetcher: 9
FileManagerLoader: 1
Thread-9: 1
DelayedGUI: 1
QueryUnicaster: 1
Java2D Disposer: 1
TimerQueue: 1
HttpClient-IdleConnectionThread: 1
QRPPropagator: 1
Image Animator 2: 1
DaapServerThread: 1
HTTPAcceptor: 1
UpdateHandler: 1
JmDNS.SocketListener: 1


-- listing properties --
INSTALLED=true
COUNTRY=
MAX_SIM_DOWNLOAD=3
LAST_GWEBCACHE_FETCH_TIME=1121241044703
LAST_EXPIRE_TIME=1121241023296
CLIENT_ID=DAB7DF4BF49687631E82280C6C274300

does that help any? I have tried every thing people recommended on here and nothing works. It not like i don't know what im doing im pretty dam good with computer but this is just strange