Because my computer was untouched until i moved it to the new apartment, and then limewire didnt work. I've researched and done my homework, and found that most users have tried every trick from every post...and sure a couple kids have a screwed up computer and can change a autostart setting, or change their port numer, or firewall setting, but I'm finding tons and tons of people who have gone through every loop possible, and they have the exact same situation, their school is running out of bandwidth, and therefore the school makes this big annoucement about how they're going to block ports and so forth. Its fact.

helbigtw,

Think about what you are saying. Limewre worked at your old apartment but on the same computer doesn't work at your new apartment so it is a problem with Limewire.

I doubt that Limewire defines your location or which apartment you live in and decides to work or not.

I know you say you have tried everything but have you posted your system details and your specific problem asking for help?

You are at a College now. If so did you move into an area that blocks Gnutella? I suspect this could be an issue.

Have you read the posts about the issue with Windows SP2? It can destroy your ability to connect. There are several posts that tell you how to correct the problem with SP2 but I assume you have tried that.

Norm

But apparently not 'all' schools are 'totally' blocked! Some people have found loopholes. And it's those loopholes that a generous user would be highly commended for for detailing to other users how they managed to get thru on their system. This won't apply to everybody but will apply for many all the same. Perhaps some primciples can be learned & even added to the New Feature Request section for eg to overcome for future users in the same environment. We're all in this together & need to help each other. Selfishness doesn't help anybody here. Only short-term. If U know somebody who's had such success, investigate as sensitively as you can to find out to help the overall gathering of info so we can collect a general collection of advice to help each person in their own particular plight. And even advance on what data has been found.
Sometimes I hate dialup: search SP2 on the forum to find the damage it's caused fo far.

Limewire Not Working Yet
 

I have windows XP home with SP2 and like many of you, i am not able to get limewire to work. I have allowed through windows firewall, changed the port number and added that port to the firewall, tried using a different firewall, tried turning off all firewalls, tried unchecking connect at startup and tool tips, uninstalling and reinstalling limewire, uninstalling and reinstalling the beta version, deleting the preference folder, disabling ultrapeer, downloading a hotfix from microsoft, and even tried putting a spell on it with the help of this very unusual person that lives down the hall. Alas, nothing seems to work. I just read a post to try and start up limewire as soon as you turn on your computer before surfing the web or anything, so I am about to try that(cross my fingers), but I don't expect that to work either. If there is anyone out there who knows another tip that i have missed reading, or something new to try, please let me know, If anything happens to work for me I'll let you know, and hopefully it will help others. Good luck to all in the search for connection.

For those with 'sp2'/'service pack 2' probs search the forum for just that. Some people have come up with solutions that work for themselves & possibly some others but not all (so keep that in mind.) If you're considering updating to sp2 I would highly advise you to search the forum for issues that have arisen due to sp2 alone! Some people have updated successfully without issue, which shows it can be a very particular for some others alone. But they're not really alone b/c it's affected gigantous amounts of businesses (& individuals) out there as well! Like most M$ upgrades it's best to wait a while until the worst of the bugs have been squatted!

SP2 is not the cause. I had SP1 when I moved here and it worked in my old apartment. I moved to this apartment and it didnt work. I then installed SP2, and it still didnt work. My old apartment had the same ethernet running to it, the JMU network, and NTC (company) handled it just like here. The only difference is, this is on a different hub, but the main hub is still the school somehow. And yes I've tried posting my operating system/computer model etc.. and tried all solutions and messed with all settings. I have run Limewire since the day it came out. Yes I've had problems with it in the past, and was always able to change some setting and mess around with it and get it to work. But from my extensive work, my conclusions are all pointing to actual IT person who told me that "We are blocking most of the ports so that people cant run Limewire and our bandwidth will be more freed up." And that is why my Limewire wont work. Its just this: how to circumnavigate 3rd party.

I would partially disagree with you b/c it has caused many people probs. The reason being that sp2 changes the default settings. People are not warned about this! Then it seems like a jungle sometimes to find their way out of the mess! The probs can affect each user in different ways so there's not necessarily one simple answer to the issue. Sometimes there's cases where each case has to looked at on an individual basis. Pity the M$ prog's were not more competent! I was competent at what I did as a Prog'r why can't a 'major' co. be competent at what they do particularly when they have more resources at hand! Is it laziness or slack of attitude or else???????????? How can they 'not' double-check their worx when tested under different conditions & circumst's. Or is it just a part of their 'game'!

SP2 no more, and still doesn't work.
 

I previously posted as a guest called Not ready to give up yet. I was so frustated with SP2 and all of the problems it has been causing(not just with limewire), that I decided to uninstall it and wait for M$ to try and fix it up some(if thats possible for them). I was hoping that this would allow Limwire to connect, however, still no luck. I don't know if SP2 has still changed some setting that didn't change during the uninstall, or if SP2 had nothing to do with my problems in the first place. I've searched through everything I could on this forum, and still couldn't find a solution. Maybe I'm just no longer supposed to download files to my computer. If you find a magic cure, I'd love to here it, but for now Good Luck!

From what I remember reading (I might be wrong), once you install a service pack it's very difficult to 'fully' uninstall it. This was a M$ warning.

That sounds like Microsoft
 

They never want you to go back to before you had problems. They want you to pay lots and lots of money for stuff that doesn't work. I know you didn't have to pay for SP2, but they charge enough for everything else, you think they could at least test their products better before giving them to us to find their mess ups. Thanks Lord of the Rings, I've read a lot of your stuff, and tried many of your solutions, unfortunatley they didn't work, but you sure sound like you know what you're doing.

Thank you - I've been pulling my hair out for 3 days with 1-2 minute connections then down again. I'm on windows xp and I followed your directions exactly and everything is good again.

what about for Mac OS9?

Can you be a little more specific? Please supply as many details you can such as comp type, os 9.?, Java version, connection type & what your prob is & any particular details that might help us to help u to solve it. Explain what you do in detail & what happens. My 1st suggestion is to update to the latest Java for os9: for 9.2.2 that's http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=120209 & for other os9's: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=75097 LW runs on Java & Java is an imperfect softw. The mac version has always had some issues.

help me!!
 

my limewire used to work perfectly and now, for the past week, i've been having trouble connecting. it says "connecting" and then shows my connection as "poor" for a minute or so, doesnt let me search, and then says "connecting" again. i have mac OSX. if anyone can give me some help, i'd appreciate it.

Do you have any forced resume files? The reason I'm asking this is b/c these files will be constantly sending out searches for sources every few mins. Whilst it can be effective, if you have a very large quantity of them, it can fill up your upld bandwidth (particularly until they've all given up their searches) which 'can' play havoc with your connection quality. If you do reply back & I'll explain how to overcome it (it's a painful thing to go thru.)

eatartichokes007, are you using OS X's built-in firewall? (I know for sure Panther has one, but can't remember for Jaguar and am not ready to go back to it just to check it out).

worked for me.....

hmmm...forced resume file...
 

my firewall is on. i am not sure what a forced resume file is. how do i find out if i have forced resume files? i'm not fantastic with computers so you'll have to sort of guide me through this. thanks very much for your help!

If your firewall is on then that's the highly probable reason you're having difficulty connecting. Forced resume is when you press the Resume button (particularly from the Lib window ha the worst effect.) Force resume: Initially those files will be queud for a long time, if they connect then good but for the others: then Waiting # amount of secs for Sources (it sends out searches every few mins over a period of time), & ends up as Awaiting Sources if it can't locate enough sources to dwnld from. This 'can' not only effect your connection but it's also not healthy for the network b/c it floods it with continual searches. I don't believe this is your problem however. Murasame will be best to guide you thru the firewall issue.

PLEASE HELP!!!!
 

I recently ran Yahoo Anti-Spy on my computer and it listed LimeWire as adware. So I uninstalled LimeWire and went back to my old link and downloaded it again and reinstalled it. But now when I double click on the desktop icon nothing happens. The same thing happens when I try and open it any other way. Please help!!!!!!!!red

Hah, that's a good one. I haven't even touched mine.
Well, I'll do my best anyway...
First suggestion is to turn it off completely. The reason being that Macs don't have nearly as many security problems (not that I'm complaining, mind you) as a PC (especially on Windoze XP, from what I hear). No adware/spyware for us. No trojans. And we only have a minimal amount of virii compared to the amount that is available for PCs.

If, however, you do not like my first suggestion and prefer to retain a "better be safe than sorry attitude", then open the System Preferences application.
In there, click the Sharing icon and then the Firewall tab. (I bet that you've already figured those steps out since your firewall is already active, huh?).
Select "New...". In the "Port Name" drop-down box, select "Gnutella/Limewire", then click OK.
Restart LW to see if this had any effect.
(For reference, the port LW uses by default is 6346)

Re: PLEASE HELP!!!!
 

LW as adware? I'd heard that some weird adware/spyware scanner had an old database and recognized LW as spyware/adware (I think it's spyware) because KazaA is/was/whatever spyware and it matched KazaA's profile to LW's or something.
Get Spybot (the most popular and possibly the best) and probably Adaware (heard that this one was not all that bad either).
You might also want to set up a firewall. Properly configured if you please.
As per the installation problem, how exactly did you uninstall LW? And what kind of platform are you working on?

hmmm...
 

Maybe I should've stated that I am not a very computer literate...sorry. But I have Windows XP and I have no idea where to go from here. I uninstalled LimeWire by going to add/remove programs. If you can help me step by step that would be really great!

Thanks!:(

Uninistall it again and find the Preferences folder and delete that (since I don't know were it is in Windoze, I suggest that after the uninstall, you run a Search in your comp for the keyword "Limewire" and delete all that comes up. However, it may not be the best thing to do, since, again, I don't really know XP).
Before reinstalling LW, go to www.java.com and dld the latest Java. If you already have it, then it might be necessary to uninstall that too and redld and install it: it might have somehow gotten corrupt. (people have mentioned that actually going to an older version of Java has had better results so they wound up with two versions of the soft, but try just the newest version first).
Now, redld LW and install it again. See if it works.

Re: for those who can't connect
 

hello.. can i start by saying a HUGE thankyou to you and all the moderators who are working so hard to help us with all our limewire problems..i for one really appreciate it.. now.. for the ' i have no idea what im doing' moment.. i am very keen to try your latest idea for fixing problems with connecting to limewire.. but im a bit of a computer glitz.. so WHEN you say... delete my entire limewire preference directory.. ( im an xp pro user).. i have NO idea what that means.. i know it isnt your job to tutor me on computer know how.. but if you could perhaps think of me as a blonde . ( yes i am.. so its i can use it as a cliche ) and explain HOW i do that.. i will be forever grateful and name my first child after you.. ok.. it will be my fifth.. but who is counting.. :)

ok... ignore my last post.. i managed to work it out.. ( actually i read a bit further on and copied what somebody else said to delete preferences.. but hey i got there!!).. ok.. so ive done that... i restarted lw..and immediately i got an 'excellent' connection... so there i was... making sure i could spell "M.O.D.E.R.A.T.O.R.' correctly so i could name my next child as per promised.. when suddenly im back to 'connecting.. so turned off LW.. ( im sure there is a more technical term than that.. but you know what i mean).. restarted it.. and while its trying to connect..it tells me... it cant connect.. perhaps im not connected to the internet.. ( i am ) or my firewall is stopping it... i have already added LW to my firewall thingy as per previously instructed.. so i dont think its that..( you lot must be EXHAUSTED by having to answer the same questions over and over and over again..) but here i wait with baited breath.. and complete confidence.. for your NEXT instruction on how to get LW connecting for me... from MAZ.. in Australia.. :)

Just to make sure it's nothing to do with firewalls (& it probably isn't) the best way to check is: When LW is open, click Tools-Options & go to Bug report & click for an example. In the window that appears scroll down to the part that says: "Recieved incoming this session". If it says 'true' then LW has no problem with firewalls.

Hmm, I have kind of a small suspicion.
Try redeleting the preferences.

ok so i'm going to try to delete my preferences. could someone please guide me through how to do that. when i see "/Users/your_username/Library/Preferences/LimeWire", i have no clue what thats supposed to mean. i have OSX if that helps at all.

There's several ways you can find them. One is to do a search for limewire & then delete all traces of it. But the reference you were given can be more easily understood from the image below.

When I tried what it said on page 1 I think I deleted the wrong thing.I have win.XP and the file said props or something so I deleted it but now all my files are GONE!!! help me. How can I get them back.There were almost a 100 of them!!!

never mind I fixed my problem but it still won't connect right.I will have a good connection for about 2 min. and then connecting and it really messes with me when i want to search for something.

Still can't connect
 

I've worked on this connection problem a couple of times in the last couple of months. Right when I think I've got it fixed, I find I don't really. It's getting real time consuming. Time I don't have. I'm frustrated.

Supply many more specifics, such as details of probs, os version, comp specifics, java version, lw version, connection type, firewalls/routrs, etc. & I'm sure somebody will get back to you.

CANT CONNECT!!! PLEASE HELP!!!!!!
 

i am running win xp w/ dsl. tried the delete pref thing in documents and settings. tried the disabling of tip box and disabled the auto connect when launching lw. nothing has worked. slowly been going the last 2 weeks. please help...

Need More Resources
 

I have been using LimeWire for over 2 years without problems, until recently. Now all I get is "Need More Resources". I am a power user and have tried everything posted in this forum with no resolution. Same PC, same Internet connection. Can anyone help?

connecting
 

It worked on one computer but not on another.

Limewire worked for me for about 3 days and now nothing is working to allow me to connect:(

Has any of the previous posters actually read the fix information about installing the patch etc???

I installed the MS patch.. didn't help at all

Double-check all your settings everywhere! Also search the forum for sp2. I remember posting a patch several weeks ago & also a no. of people have found their own solutions (which might not apply to everybody - just as the patch might not help everybody!)

I tried everything that I've come across and nothing has worked. I dont have the firewall or anything like that turned on either..

Just a thought, are you looking for some rare content which will be troublesome to download? After I finished playing with all the settings, I tried to download a test track which I knew would have lots of sources.

I can't even get connected in order to search. When I first installed limewire it worked awesome for about 4 days.....

People, please, if you want us to help you, at least read the rules. They tell you the minimum of info to post.

XP Pro w/ SP2
Limewire 4.1.5
Cable

It just never connects no matter what I do

Good. Did you read the fixes about SP 2?

Connection solved on OS X
 

I deleted my old preferences and deselected connect on start up.
And now I connect.
Thanks for your help.
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