Everytime I try to dl the LW software I lose my internet connection. The LW bar pops up saying its connecting or dling info and then I get booted. Everytime this happens I have to unplug my cable modem and reset it.

Use the same tips as here: http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...threadid=47448
I'm not fully understanding your problem. Are you trying to install LW or having difficulty with loss of connection for LW?
Go to LW's menu bar, Tools>Options>Speed & tick Disable Ultrapeer Capabilities. Also reduce the download & upload speeds to perhaps 80-90% of your ability. You can find out your practical speed here http://www.t1shopper.com/tools/speedtest/

Don't use the Resume button on all incomplete files. This can have side-fx such as affect LW's connection quality. May queue your files for much much longer. This will also stress LW & your comp. If you use Resume/Find sources then just apply it to a couple or so at one time.

__________________
Imagination is more important than knowledge. -- Albert Einstein
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. -- Albert Einstein
640 K [of computer memory] ought be enough for anybody. -- Bill Gates (1981)
The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources. -- Albert Einstein
When facts don't fit the theory, change the facts. -- Albert Einstein
Religion keeps the poor from murdering the rich. -- Napoleon Bonaparte
The important thing is not to stop questioning. -- Albert Einstein
I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones. -- Albert Einstein
"A composer is a guy who goes around forcing his will on unsuspecting air molecules, often with the assistance of unsuspecting musicians." -- Frank Zappa
"Tobacco is my favorite vegetable." / "May your sh*t come to life and kiss you on the face." / "Scientology, how about that? You hold on to the tin cans and then this guy asks you a bunch of questions, and if you pay enough money you get to join the master race. How's that for a religion?" / "Communism doesn't work because people like to own stuff." / "There are three things that smell of fish. One of them is fish. The other two are growing on you!" / "Jazz is not dead, it just smells funny." / "The creation and destruction of harmonic and 'statistical' tensions is essential to the maintenance of compositional drama. Any composition (or improvisation) which remains consonant and 'regular' throughout is, for me, equivalent to watching a movie with only 'good guys' in it, or eating cottage cheese." / "Remember there's a big difference between kneeling down and bending over." / "The most important thing to do in your life, is to not interfere with somebody else's life." / "Rock journalism is people who can't write, interviewing people who can't talk, in order to provide articles for people who can't read." -- Frank Zappa
"The music business is a cruel and shallow trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side." - Hunter S. Thompson
The shy can light the dull dark room with life when their eyes mirror their inner sunrise - LOTR

I cant even get to the search screen at all. After I dled the LW software the icon appeared on my desktop. I clicked on that to begin the install. While it was trying to install I got kicked off my internet. This happens everytime I try to install LW. Other file sharing sites in the past such as WINMX and a few others have worked fine.

Alot of the same stuff is happening to me as described here but I cant even get it to dl.I get kicked off my internet before it begins the dl.
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...threadid=45989

That's why I recommended the "Offline" installation for both Java & LW. See my tips in my 1st link. Offline meaning you're installing from the computer & not over the net. And get the offline installer from here http://www.limewire.com/english/content/download.shtml

__________________
Imagination is more important than knowledge. -- Albert Einstein
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. -- Albert Einstein
640 K [of computer memory] ought be enough for anybody. -- Bill Gates (1981)
The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources. -- Albert Einstein
When facts don't fit the theory, change the facts. -- Albert Einstein
Religion keeps the poor from murdering the rich. -- Napoleon Bonaparte
The important thing is not to stop questioning. -- Albert Einstein
I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones. -- Albert Einstein
"A composer is a guy who goes around forcing his will on unsuspecting air molecules, often with the assistance of unsuspecting musicians." -- Frank Zappa
"Tobacco is my favorite vegetable." / "May your sh*t come to life and kiss you on the face." / "Scientology, how about that? You hold on to the tin cans and then this guy asks you a bunch of questions, and if you pay enough money you get to join the master race. How's that for a religion?" / "Communism doesn't work because people like to own stuff." / "There are three things that smell of fish. One of them is fish. The other two are growing on you!" / "Jazz is not dead, it just smells funny." / "The creation and destruction of harmonic and 'statistical' tensions is essential to the maintenance of compositional drama. Any composition (or improvisation) which remains consonant and 'regular' throughout is, for me, equivalent to watching a movie with only 'good guys' in it, or eating cottage cheese." / "Remember there's a big difference between kneeling down and bending over." / "The most important thing to do in your life, is to not interfere with somebody else's life." / "Rock journalism is people who can't write, interviewing people who can't talk, in order to provide articles for people who can't read." -- Frank Zappa
"The music business is a cruel and shallow trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side." - Hunter S. Thompson
The shy can light the dull dark room with life when their eyes mirror their inner sunrise - LOTR

Not sure what you mean by offline installer but the link for LW you gave me is where I dled it from. Im not home now and will try this later but thats the same site I used to dl it.

I think I understand you now. When you dl from that site it sends it to your desktop then you double click on it to begin the dl. Its then that I get disconnected from the internet and have to reset my modem.

This is what I meant by the offline installer http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...731#post169731
Unfortunately it's not offered for either the beta or pro downlds. It's the 2nd Windows installer option. And is recommended for those who have difficulties installing online such as you've had.

__________________
Imagination is more important than knowledge. -- Albert Einstein
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. -- Albert Einstein
640 K [of computer memory] ought be enough for anybody. -- Bill Gates (1981)
The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources. -- Albert Einstein
When facts don't fit the theory, change the facts. -- Albert Einstein
Religion keeps the poor from murdering the rich. -- Napoleon Bonaparte
The important thing is not to stop questioning. -- Albert Einstein
I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones. -- Albert Einstein
"A composer is a guy who goes around forcing his will on unsuspecting air molecules, often with the assistance of unsuspecting musicians." -- Frank Zappa
"Tobacco is my favorite vegetable." / "May your sh*t come to life and kiss you on the face." / "Scientology, how about that? You hold on to the tin cans and then this guy asks you a bunch of questions, and if you pay enough money you get to join the master race. How's that for a religion?" / "Communism doesn't work because people like to own stuff." / "There are three things that smell of fish. One of them is fish. The other two are growing on you!" / "Jazz is not dead, it just smells funny." / "The creation and destruction of harmonic and 'statistical' tensions is essential to the maintenance of compositional drama. Any composition (or improvisation) which remains consonant and 'regular' throughout is, for me, equivalent to watching a movie with only 'good guys' in it, or eating cottage cheese." / "Remember there's a big difference between kneeling down and bending over." / "The most important thing to do in your life, is to not interfere with somebody else's life." / "Rock journalism is people who can't write, interviewing people who can't talk, in order to provide articles for people who can't read." -- Frank Zappa
"The music business is a cruel and shallow trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side." - Hunter S. Thompson
The shy can light the dull dark room with life when their eyes mirror their inner sunrise - LOTR

Ok, I got on LW and was dling fine. After a while I did get disconnected but thats further than I was before. I went here and did as followed.......
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...threadid=36420

I followed the first 5 steps and then tried to open LW again and this is what I got....

LimeWire version 4.9.37
Java version 1.5.0_04 from Sun Microsystems Inc.
Windows 2000 v. 5.0 on x86
Free/total memory: 2771752/4128768

java.lang.RuntimeException: java.io.IOException: could not create preferences directory: C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\.limewire
at com.limegroup.gnutella.util.CommonUtils.getUserSet tingsDir(CommonUtils.java:824)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.Initializer.initialize( Initializer.java:91)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.GUILoader.load(GUILoade r.java:41)
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)
Caused by: java.io.IOException: could not create preferences directory: C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\.limewire
at com.limegroup.gnutella.util.CommonUtils.setUserSet tingsDir(CommonUtils.java:757)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.util.CommonUtils.getUserSet tingsDir(CommonUtils.java:822)
... 7 more

STARTUP ERROR!




FILES IN CURRENT DIRECTORY:
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\.NetworkShare
LAST MODIFIED: 1130551890375
SIZE: 0

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\clink.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1130551882890
SIZE: 307949

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\commons-httpclient.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1130551883015
SIZE: 459988

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\commons-logging.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1130551883109
SIZE: 59154

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\COPYING
LAST MODIFIED: 1130264896125
SIZE: 18349

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\daap.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1130551883250
SIZE: 311611

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\data.ser
LAST MODIFIED: 1130264896312
SIZE: 358

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\donotremove.htm
LAST MODIFIED: 1130264895968
SIZE: 0

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\GenericWindowsUtils.dll
LAST MODIFIED: 1130264894312
SIZE: 12279

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\hashes
LAST MODIFIED: 1130265069765
SIZE: 298

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\i18n.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1130551883390
SIZE: 25678

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\icu4j.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1130551883546
SIZE: 741440

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\id3v2.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1130551883640
SIZE: 94430

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\install.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1130551890109
SIZE: 1963

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\jcraft.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1130551883734
SIZE: 136693

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\jl011.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1130551883843
SIZE: 255016

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\jmdns.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1130551883937
SIZE: 69306

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\language.prop
LAST MODIFIED: 1130551877375
SIZE: 4

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\LimeWire On Startup.lnk
LAST MODIFIED: 1130551890109
SIZE: 1546

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\LimeWire.exe
LAST MODIFIED: 1130264895906
SIZE: 81920

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\LimeWire.ico
LAST MODIFIED: 1130264895968
SIZE: 13806

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\LimeWire.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1130551881984
SIZE: 6116447

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\LimeWire20.dll
LAST MODIFIED: 1130264895500
SIZE: 40960

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\logicrypto.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1130551884015
SIZE: 227510

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\looks.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1130551884125
SIZE: 630634

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\MessagesBundle.properties
LAST MODIFIED: 1130264884734
SIZE: 118783

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\MessagesBundles.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1130551882656
SIZE: 3097908

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\mp3sp14.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1130551884203
SIZE: 40064

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\pmf.ico
LAST MODIFIED: 1130264896000
SIZE: 3262

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\ProgressTabs.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1130551882765
SIZE: 5964

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\root
LAST MODIFIED: 1130551877343
SIZE: 0

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\SOURCE
LAST MODIFIED: 1130264896218
SIZE: 268

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\spacer.gif
LAST MODIFIED: 1130264898734
SIZE: 49

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\themes.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1130551884281
SIZE: 433585

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\tritonus.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1130551884375
SIZE: 152711

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\uninstall.exe
LAST MODIFIED: 1130551890296
SIZE: 106680

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\unpack.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1130551884781
SIZE: 7802

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\update.ver
LAST MODIFIED: 1130264893828
SIZE: 2766

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\vorbis.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1130551884437
SIZE: 27215

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\WindowsV5PlusUtils.dll
LAST MODIFIED: 1130264895578
SIZE: 12808

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\xerces.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1130551884687
SIZE: 2147687

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\xml-apis.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1130551884765
SIZE: 207655

C:\Program Files\LimeWire\xml.war
LAST MODIFIED: 1130264894234
SIZE: 8423

Uninstall & reinstall Java using "Offline" installer. Uninstall Java using the Add/Remove control panel. Then downld the "Offline" Java installer. Links for Java found in point #1 here: Fixes for Limewire
I believe you have a corrupt or incomplete Java installation.

BTW if you have a cable connection & you're having problems downlding simple software online, then I would check this out much closer. Your modem/router may be failing you or there's a line problem. Check your connections to make sure everything is plugged in ok & the cable is not damaged. It might even be a fault in your card in the comp.

__________________
Imagination is more important than knowledge. -- Albert Einstein
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. -- Albert Einstein
640 K [of computer memory] ought be enough for anybody. -- Bill Gates (1981)
The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources. -- Albert Einstein
When facts don't fit the theory, change the facts. -- Albert Einstein
Religion keeps the poor from murdering the rich. -- Napoleon Bonaparte
The important thing is not to stop questioning. -- Albert Einstein
I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones. -- Albert Einstein
"A composer is a guy who goes around forcing his will on unsuspecting air molecules, often with the assistance of unsuspecting musicians." -- Frank Zappa
"Tobacco is my favorite vegetable." / "May your sh*t come to life and kiss you on the face." / "Scientology, how about that? You hold on to the tin cans and then this guy asks you a bunch of questions, and if you pay enough money you get to join the master race. How's that for a religion?" / "Communism doesn't work because people like to own stuff." / "There are three things that smell of fish. One of them is fish. The other two are growing on you!" / "Jazz is not dead, it just smells funny." / "The creation and destruction of harmonic and 'statistical' tensions is essential to the maintenance of compositional drama. Any composition (or improvisation) which remains consonant and 'regular' throughout is, for me, equivalent to watching a movie with only 'good guys' in it, or eating cottage cheese." / "Remember there's a big difference between kneeling down and bending over." / "The most important thing to do in your life, is to not interfere with somebody else's life." / "Rock journalism is people who can't write, interviewing people who can't talk, in order to provide articles for people who can't read." -- Frank Zappa
"The music business is a cruel and shallow trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side." - Hunter S. Thompson
The shy can light the dull dark room with life when their eyes mirror their inner sunrise - LOTR