Download this version: http://www9.limewire.com/download/LimeWireWin-full.exe and check through the VISTA section of the forums for tips on installing for VISTA.

Hello everyone. I'm new here, just wanting some direction and did not even know how to ask it until now? I'm having the same problem. it all appears to be installing, but when it's all done and i return to click icon to open nothing happens. i have uninstall/ installed about 3 or 4 times today

Try updating your Java: Java SE Downloads
Download the JRE offline installer & remove any other Java versions before installing this one.

Next, delete LW's preferences folder when LW's properly closed. See point 3 here & also point 2 if you've used older versions of LW in the past (there could be a folder in either location).
Fixes for LimeWire
This will change all of your settings within options, you'll have to go back through afterwards & reset things. If you're not sure of your settings, go through LW's tools > options & write them all down, so that you can reset things later.
If you're using Vista: LimeWire Pref Folder in Vista

If that doesn't help, right click on the LW icon > properties > compatibility. Try running in compatibility mode for Win 2000 or NT. If you're using Vista, run in compatibility mode for XP.

Do you have Alcohol software installed? If you do, look here.
LW starts then close, log: resolve_virtual_call

LW will not finish installing once I get to the screen that says "you're almost done". Any suggestions?????????

Try this version: http://www9.limewire.com/download/LimeWireWin-full.exe

Actually the problem might be with java. Uninstall all java you have & reinstall using only the OFFLINE installer (15 MB) Download Java software from Sun Microsystems

Well I deleted Java and reinstalled with the offline version and also reinstalled LimeWire. I got the same results that I did previously. UGH. This should be so simple. The last screen I got to on LimeWire was "you're almost done" and "I will not use LW 4.18.8 for copyright infringement". I really want this program! Please help........

hmm ... not sure why you are still having problems if using the OFFLINE LW installer I listed in my previous post. Another option is using the 'Other' version to see if same problems: Download ‘Other’ version & simply unzip & use!. Be careful to double-click the right LW icon to start the program. The largest one is the actual program.

Been using this program for years and love it. I have installed it on my vista business machine and was having some issues. I had to edit the registry after uninstalling version 4.18.3 and clean installed 4.18.8 (removed all references to Limewire). Everything seems to work well. My problem was that the upgrade would go thru the install process, when I checked the version It still read 4.18.3 so the upgrade did not work. The fix above solved the problem.

Tony

LimeWire version 4.12.15 Pro
Java version 1.6.0_07 from Sun Microsystems Inc.
Windows Vista v. 6.0 on x86
Free/total memory: 31386568/33357824
com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.GUILoader$StartupFailed Exception: invalid update.ver
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.GUILoader.sanityCheck(G UILoader.java:278)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.GUILoader.load(GUILoade r.java:48)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Nativ e Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknow n Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Un known Source)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.Main.main(Main.java:44)
STARTUP ERROR!
-- listing properties --
WINDOW_Y=22
WINDOW_X=0
THEME_FILE=C:\Users\teresa\.limewire\themes\wind.. .
TOTAL_CONNECTION_TIME=1598442
UPDATE_DELAY=25200001
UPDATE_GIVEUP_FACTOR=49
FILTER_HASH_QUERIES=true
INSTALLED=true
UI_LIBRARY_TREE_DIVIDER_LOCATION=130
AVERAGE_UPTIME=14346
TOTAL_UPTIME=28692
MAX_UPLOAD_BYTES_PER_SEC=29
MIN_CONNECT_TIME=4
CONTENT_AUTHORITIES=fserv1.limewire.com:10000
LAST_SHUTDOWN_TIME=1208357968320
APP_WIDTH=1024
SESSIONS=2
UPDATE_MIN_ATTEMPTS=1999
UI_LIBRARY_PLAY_LIST_TAB_DIVIDER_LOCATION=285
MAX_SKIP_ACKS=2
SEARCH_WARNING={0} Visit LimeWire.com for important ...
LAST_ACCEPTABLE_BUG_VERSION=4.16.6
FRACTIONAL_UPTIME=0.002137143
UPDATE_RETRY_DELAY=1800001
CONNECTION_SPEED=350
LAST_EXPIRE_TIME=1221082097799
TOTAL_CONNECTIONS=2
DIRECTORY_FOR_SAVING_FILES=C:\Users\teresa\Shared
MAX_DOWNLOAD_BYTES_PER_SEC=66
UPDATE_DOWNLOAD_DELAY=14400001
RUN_ONCE=true
CRAWLER_IPS=76.8.67.27;
APP_HEIGHT=723
MAX_SIM_DOWNLOAD=8
DIRECTORIES_TO_SEARCH_FOR_FILES=C:\Users\teresa\Sh ared
EVER_ACCEPTED_INCOMING=true
UNSET_FIREWALLED_FROM_CONNECTBACK=true
CLIENT_ID=14229EC90D658968BF5C458569FE2900
HOSTILE_IPS=128.108.*.*;208.109.*.*;64.59.64.0/18...
THEME_DIR=C:\Users\teresa\.limewire\themes\wind...
PLAYER_ENABLED=false
CONTENT_MANAGEMENT_ACTIVE=true
IDLE_CONNECTIONS=2

FILES IN CURRENT DIRECTORY:
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\.NetworkShare
LAST MODIFIED: 1225330864435
SIZE: 4096
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\Buy LimeWire PRO.url
LAST MODIFIED: 1225332327811
SIZE: 133
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\clink.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1183396522546
SIZE: 307949
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\commons-httpclient.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1183396523484
SIZE: 459988
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\commons-logging.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1183396524062
SIZE: 59154
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\commons-net.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1183396524828
SIZE: 355370
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\COPYING
LAST MODIFIED: 1221763824343
SIZE: 18349
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\daap.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1183396525656
SIZE: 388504
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\data.ser
LAST MODIFIED: 1221763824500
SIZE: 358
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\GenericWindowsUtils.dll
LAST MODIFIED: 1183396505296
SIZE: 12279
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\hs_err_pid2188.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1175808822094
SIZE: 14354
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\i18n.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1183396527531
SIZE: 25678
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\icu4j.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1183396528125
SIZE: 741440
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\id3v2.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1183396528531
SIZE: 94430
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\inspection.props
LAST MODIFIED: 1221763801312
SIZE: 13566
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\install.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1225332348104
SIZE: 3053
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\jcraft.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1183396529031
SIZE: 136693
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\jl011.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1183396529515
SIZE: 255016
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\jmdns.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1183396529921
SIZE: 69306
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\language.prop
LAST MODIFIED: 1225332327807
SIZE: 4
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\lib
LAST MODIFIED: 1225332348449
SIZE: 12288
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\LimeWire On Startup.lnk
LAST MODIFIED: 1225332348053
SIZE: 1662
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\LimeWire.exe
LAST MODIFIED: 1183396506703
SIZE: 122880
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\LimeWire.ico
LAST MODIFIED: 1221763821875
SIZE: 25214
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\LimeWire.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1183396521218
SIZE: 7244005
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\LimeWire20.dll
LAST MODIFIED: 1183396505531
SIZE: 40960
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\log4j.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1183396530609
SIZE: 677952
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\looks.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1183396531281
SIZE: 630634
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\MessagesBundles.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1183396521671
SIZE: 2951044
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\mp3sp14.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1183396531625
SIZE: 40064
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\pmf.ico
LAST MODIFIED: 1221763822359
SIZE: 3262
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\ProgressTabs.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1183396522000
SIZE: 5786
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\root
LAST MODIFIED: 1225332327766
SIZE: 0
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\SOURCE
LAST MODIFIED: 1221763824421
SIZE: 273
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\spacer.gif
LAST MODIFIED: 1221763825171
SIZE: 49
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\themes.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1183396531921
SIZE: 741477
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\tritonus.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1183396532406
SIZE: 152711
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\uninstall.exe
LAST MODIFIED: 1225332348139
SIZE: 124421
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\unpack.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1225332347693
SIZE: 21651
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\vorbis.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1183396532765
SIZE: 27215
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\WindowsFirewall.dll
LAST MODIFIED: 1183396505640
SIZE: 61440
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\WindowsV5PlusUtils.dll
LAST MODIFIED: 1183396505687
SIZE: 12808
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\xerces.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1183396534015
SIZE: 2147687
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\xml-apis.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1183396534546
SIZE: 207655
............. what do i do about this ????

First two suggestions I'd make are (1) Delete your LW preferences; instructions here: Point #2 in Fixes for Limewire (sample image included near bottom of page.)

(2) Uninstall Java using the Add/Remove Programs Control Panel & reinstall using the OFFLINE installer. http://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp




Did you re-install LW by the way, or is this a sudden new problem for an experienced user? Judging by the location of your preferences folder, I'd suggest an experienced user. The reason I ask is there is a small chance a virus 'might' be involved which is mucking LW up when starting up.