hello to all u limmes out there! i have a toshiba laptop (120GB hdrive,2Gh proc.,winXP) .ive been using lm for 2 months now .everything great. last nite 6.27.07. i had trouble dnl beta ver. err mess make sure your old ver. is not running and your lmw icon is not hiddin in the programs loading tray(icons next to time). close prog. from tray icon. retry the dnl (for me everything proceeded correctly and operating great). By the way old vers. was the basic 4.12.Good luck!

ROLL ON LMW

I've previously had Limewire, but haven't used it in a long time. Recently I upgraded from dial-up to BellSouth DSL. I've uninstalled and reinstalled Limewire and Java. I can't get this program to work no matter what I do. Can someone please help me? Thanks!

Windows XP, Firewall through Norton Antivirus (have disabled and tried to open Limewire), DSL connection, Modem Westell DSL2 & Router, Limewire version 4.12.14, Java Web Start, Test worked, don't know about the p2p sharing. Don't know where to check that.

Need help desperately!

Thank you!

hi .. man.. youve got the same problem as me .. if hope u can get it fixed i still have this problem for like 3 weeks and i cant install limewire because of the old version of limewire but i dont have nothing .. wat do i do?? oh and plz tell me when ur problem is fixed and can u tell me how when u do get it fix that will be awsome if u done .. thanx ..

Get what fixed Cloud? Your post is SO vague we don't have a clue what you are talking about.

We don't know how to fix your problem because you haven't given any details. Did you read the thread from earlier on? Errors due to mistakenly uninstalling LW using Add/Remove control panel - what to try now. Read from here onward!

Hi, I downloaded Limewire again after Limewire stopped working. So I deleted it through the User Control Panel and downloaded it again. Everything seemed to go smoothly except for one thing...it doesn't work. When I try to start it, I double click on the icon, the limewire symbol pops up then nothing. I have tried everything from reloading and rebooting to trying it with Norton turned off. Any suggestions?
I have tried other mp3 downloader's such as Shareaza. It starts up and everything but it never downloads correctly. Limewire is great and easy to use, just have to get it started.
Thanks for the help.

Check my post above. The control panel is NOT the way to uninstall LW. That's why you are having problems.

OK, M'Lord I deleted Limewire as and where requested. I put new Java in (the so-called offline version) with no problems. I then downloaded the Limewire. Still no dice. I get the Limewire Logo then nothing. Any ideas? You help is much appreciated. Thnx.
BTW, doesn't it seem that there are a lot of us with the same problem?

So you are using the version from the zip file right? You just unzip & use, no installation necessary? Did you clean your system with Crap Cleaner before hand?

BTW you will probably need to reconfigue it with Norton FW again. Norton tends to do that.

Also, delete your LW Preferences folder whilst LW is closed; instructions here: Point #2 & 3 in Fixes for Limewire (sample image included at bottom of page.)

If still issues, remove all java versions, then install this version: Java 1.5 (take the JRE)

BTW normally installing LW will uninstall the previous version at beginning of installation, else you can uninstall via start menu > Programs > LW > Uninstall.


Considering the population of LW users, no I don't think there's that many. Count how many users with installation issues & see what % of 20+ million that is. Lots of zeros less than 0.1% lol

The other day I attempted to "update" my limewire. When I went to open it, there was a message saying that the installation was corrupt and that I should re-download. So I uninstalled the program, and I re-downloaded Java, and the download still won't work. The alert message says something like "You do not have privileges to install limewire. Please restart the installer as an asministrator or power user."
But I'm the administrator of my computer.
Any suggestions would be much appreciated!

One of the biggest problems with people sitting in front of computers is that they don't know how to read _ manuals, that is ! Anyone ever think of reading the 'help' files ???
Most people download the program, install it, and then expect it to work 100%.... _ WRONG! Every program needs to be set up. Every Limewire program I've worked with has similar setups for firewall settings, upload/dopwnload speeds and file limits, etc. People, try 'tweeking' some of these settings until you get a program that works even better than 100%. OH, and remember, you can only download as fast as your ISP connection allows. These stupid internet speeder programs just slow you down, not speed you up ! OH, Yah....and for those who've been having trouble installing Limewire and the program window fails to load, try removing your NVidia video cards and put in an ATI card. I just swapped out 5 different NVidia cards with no luck on Limewire loading....I thru in an ATI pci-e card and the program works perfectly. Some NVidia software doesn't support the newer java !!!
Give it a try !
OH, I may be new to this discussion group, BUT I am into my 9th year of computer and software repair !