Answers to System questions:
1 - Vista Premium with administrative privileges.
2 - windows firewall
3 - Ram 2Gb
4 - Hard disk available 41.5Gb
5 - Satellite
6 - Linskys router
8 - connect from home
9 - LW 4.18 Java 1.6
11 - Hometown computing
12 - I FAILED THE TEST WITH ERROR "LW takes to long to open" what does this mean????
13 - Firewall detected what does this mean???
15 - Avast anti-virus,SpySweeper
14 - don''t know how router set up I added limewire to the firewall plus the port 65000
16 - USA
I hope that is all. But I don't understand the test nor what the results mean. I looked for an answer on the system page but couldn't find answer.
Does having M3Rocket program cause an issue with LW? When I installed FrostWire it said that I had LW running and that it caused a conflict and removed it. But LW wasn't working then either.
I think it may be the firewall, but I don't understand the "Advanced" section of the firewall program at all. Could that be why I can't open LW?
I know it is too many questions, but I hope someone will answer esp. the failed LW test.
Thank ya'll who have tried to help and I will wait for a reply.
Joanne

(a) hmm does not sound good. O.o Which model of Linksys router do you have if you can possibly find out? This might be very important.

(b) You are connected via satellite. Many if not most satellite services have restricted services. It looks like in this case they might be possibly blocking various (many) connection ports, thus only expecting you to be using your browser for the internet & not much more.

(c) try going to LW's menu bar, Tools > Options > Advanced > Firewalls & change both listening & connection ports to 6500 & set it to manual port forward. Then go to LW's menu bar, File -> Disconnect, wait a minute, then return to the menu & choose connect.