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Connection Problems Problems getting the LimeWire or WireShare program connecting to the Gnutella network. (not about connecting to files, that is a Download/Upload Problems section issue.) Please supply system details as described in the forum rules.
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Old November 19th, 2008
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Default Limewire won't connect.

I have McAfee security centre, though my firewall has been disabled. my windows firewall is disabled as well. I am windows XP on a compaq laptop. Limewire use to connect no problem for me but all of a sudden it only has one green bar. There has always been a wall over the little globe at the bottom but this never had been a problem. Please help me fix my limewire. I have read everything that has been posted and none has made sense. What do I do???????
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Ok. Is everyone ready for my problem? In the past, Limewire worked perfectly for me. Now, it is completely screwed up for no apparent reason with no end in sight. As of right now, I have to download via Frostwire, then pluck the files from Limewire (which doesn't connect) and then drag them into iTunes. When I try to place things from Frostwire to iTunes, it's an error message. I manually opened the port for Limewire, added and re added it to my exception list, and even tried shutting down every form of security on my computer. PLEASE. Someone help me. Thanks.
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Default Re install

Hello, My limewire has been on 1st bar for ages but every now and then it connects... i am on a wireless network and i have the router connected up to my computer... but its been like that for ages and it has usually worked. & all the computers connet to it and work perfectly on it.

I have tried everything un installing it worked for a while but now it has stopped again it only worked for a couple of hours :S

Also tried changing all my settings and things... the only thing i have installed onto my PC since it started playing up was Bitdefender and Spybot Search and destroy...

I am confused about it can anyone help me? im getting fed up with it now!!

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Old September 15th, 2008
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Thumbs up SKIER889 is the answer...it works!!

hello, i also had the same problem..
my LW as the admin account is only connecting one green bar out of five...
and it connects fine on my brother's account <which is on the same computer>..
iv been reading a lot of threads about this issue..
not just here but some other sources...
iv been trying all the suggestions...
including the disabling of firewall..and even uninstalling firewall and limewire...then reinstall it...but to no avail...

Finally..only SKIER889 who gave the BEST solution to have my LW worked again...
Like he said go to: C/Documents and Setting/"User (whichever one ur logged in as)"/application data/limewire (this was the problem folder for me,...)
I just quite LW after deleting the LW folder from the application data and just restarted it...then it'll ask for the settings again...

Im so glad after following what SKIER889 said my LW works again better than before!!
now iv got 5 green bars on my LW...!
Try it guyz!!....it really works!!!

Thanks, SKIER889!!! you're a genious!! (^_^)
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Default Limewire will connect

Hello, there is a very easy solution to the problem so many people will run into when there Limewire won't connect.
The reason Limewire won't connect is because Limewire wants you to spend money and upgrade your account.
What I did was I downloaded another filesharing program, at that point limewire detected the other p2p program on my computer and started connecting again pronto. Just download Imesh or Kazaa, you don't have to use those programs, it's just so Limewire detects them on your computer and starts connecting again.

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It sounds like your ISP may be Throttling or Shaping your Bandwidth.

If you get Fully Connected at different times of the day, then this may be whats happening.

Who is your ISP ??

See Link below for more on this subject.

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Default Also can not get connection

I have been trying for days now to connect. I had connection days ago but no longer have. My desktop will connect right away but laptop will not. I have tried everything suggested and have even loaded an older version of Limewire but still nothing. No firewall issues seems to only have changed since I did the upgrade to the newest version. I run Vista and my desktop runs XP. I tried to run another P2P but am having the same result...no connection. What are the chances a virus came with the new version??? This is driving me crazy!
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I have a laptop with XP Pro which connects perfectly. The vista business one does not. Its a vista setting or the fact that Limewire does not play well with Vista . I have no firewall.
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coachjlaw Clingpeach adamek all Verizon ISP users .. does that suggest anything?

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Nothing to do with Verizon. As mentioned before i can use my XP Pro Laptop fine. I did go into the user file as mentioned above and deleted it. Now its working fine on Vista.
Thanks for the help
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