Your LW prefs can be found here: Windows: C:/Documents And Settings/your_username/.limewire
Delete the folder called .limwire
Have read this thread yet? In particular read page 1 & the previous page or two. Then tell us your results. If you have a problem, you need to detail your specifications of OS, connection type & devices & whereabouts (home, school, work, etc.), & gives us details about your problem. By the way, this is not LW Support. This is a forum mostly run by volunteers who are simply experienced LW users.

Your LW prefs can be found here: Windows: C:/Documents And Settings/your_username/.limewire
Delete the folder called .limewire
Have read this thread yet? In particular read page 1 & the previous page or two. Then tell us your results. If you have a problem, you need to detail you specifications of OS, connection type & devices & whereabouts (home, school, work, etc.), & gives us details about your problem. Oh & no Softw company gives refunds. Otherwise people could simply copy the softw & return it without paying a cent.

I can't tell you how many times I have deleted preferences from the User's library/preferences and from the system's library/preferences and I've downloaded the 10.3.6 Combo update and I've repaired or rebuilt permissions ... and it still does the same damn thing. On launch, it gets as far as showing me the dialog about tips and it crashes.

I'm writing this in response to the LimeWire support person who asked for feedback ... the thing that makes me hopping mad is how I've paid for the Pro version twice and while I wait months and months for you to not just fix it but even ANSWER your email, the 6-month period has elapsed and I can't even use the software I paid for.

It is a despicable way of doing business.

Deleting all Limewire pref files, even the one that has the gnutella name in it, rebooting in safe mode and rebuilding permissions, none of it works. I have done everything except stand on my head in rush hour traffic. This thing simply refuses to do anything but launch and crash.

You can tell people time and again to be sure they have deleted all their prefs and it doesn't make any difference. Even creating a new user with a fresh system doesn't make any difference.

LW launches and immediately crashes, and there doesn't seem to be anybody who has an authoritative answer about why it happens or what to do to remedy it ... except keep on paying every 6 months and cross your fingers.

Hi dburnham I'm sorry to hear about your problems. you can use your pro version as long as you like but the support does run out after 6 mths. It would be handy if you registered as a member of this site so I could PM you. In the meantime see: This page in reference to OSX issues (click on link) So which LW version are you using? Are you firewalled at all? What type of connection do you have? How many OS's are you running? When you installed OSX did you install the BSD system. BSD is important for LW's functioning.

i tried this method after trying every other one and to my surprise it actually worked

good job

Thank you. Which one worked? Which method did you use?

I had the same problems you are posting.
I just downloaded Java 1.4.2 Update 2 seperate from the OS 10.3.6 combo << http://www.apple.com/support/downloa...update142.html>>and my LW now works fine.
Phew!

for all of you who still can't connect... just disable "auto-connect" in the options menu under the "connections" tab. shut-down LW (make sure its not running in the tray) and restart LW. go to the file menu and then "connect" it worked for me on windows xp pro

Excellent! I was pulling my hair out and now it works after doing it.