Evertime you delete the LW preferences called .limewire, LW will create a new set as soon as you open it. It holds info such as about our Tools>Options settings so everytime you delete the prefs you'll need to reset these.

You can try: Force IP instructions & sample image within LW.

Go to this webite & tell us what happens (it should say test page was successful): http://www3.limewire.com:6346/

You will need to double-check your zone-alarm. It's been known to cause problems & sometimes unpredictable ones for p2p.