I had a problem with my limewire it kept saying Starting Connection.
i tried re-installin it and deleting the .limewire folder but nothing worked.

it started to stop working when i made an new user and deleted the oldone.
usually wen u deleted the old account all da programs installed stay working but some go corrupt and u hav to re-install them.

as you know limewire needs Java. just the other day i decided to download the newest version of Java. wen it was installed limewire worked!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

so if ur connection always says: "Starting Connection" then download and install the newest version of Java.

http://www.java.com/en/download/index.jsp

THANK YOU SO MUCH!! I HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM FOR AGES!

omfg thank you! im going to test it now!

i thought dat would be it i was sooo happy wen mine fixd aswel. i had it 4 ages too. ur welcom

Adamino2

I really never knew..Java would need to be updated! thank you once more! im really happy..It stopped working like 2-3 weeks ago and I didnt know what the hell happend

omg It didnt work..I updated java and it still says starting connection
im going to pull hair out of my head..this is really annoying me

You need to read through this, it has heaps of info about connection problems
Connection problems? Check here first!

Make sure that your firewall's still set up to allow LW access. Do this test & see what happens http://www3.limewire.com:6346

Did anything change (new hardware, new firewall, new ISP or change of plan etc) before your LW stopped connecting? Are you using UPnP or port forwarding through your modem/router?
What are your details?

OS(Win XP etc)
LW & Java version (help > about LW & you'll see)
Firewall you're using
Modem/router brand & model
ISP
Connection type (DSL etc)
Where you connect from (home, school etc)
Are you sharing a connection with other computers
Is this your first try with LW

OS(Win XP etc)=No
LW & Java version=latest
Firewall you're using=is turned on
Modem/router brand & model=internet is working,but LW just stopped
ISP=fine
Connection type=ISDN
Where you connect from=home
Are you sharing a connection with other computers=yes
Is this your first try with LW=no i have it for like 1 year..and it has happend before than i had to format my computer and it worked and then it did it again and now it just wont work

And I have done all those fire walls settings and all

What is the name of your ISP.

Skytec

Hi Blue, could you answer the questions What is your OS? What is the firewall that's turned on? What are the brand name and model numbers of your modem and/or router?

Before LW stopped working, did you have any UPnP enabled for connecting or were you using port forwarding? I can't find any info about that ISP.

What happened when you tried the port test... did it work?
(sorry I missed your post yesterday...I was a bit brain-dead)