Well, I never installed the security package, and my windows firewall is off but still no searching for me.=(

Try these fixes and see if they help you...Your current Java is very outdated..
Try uninstalling your Java from the add/remove programs and then re-install the JRE offline version....(5th one down)
http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index_jdk5.jsp

Then uninstall Limewire using the uninstaller which is found in start > all programs > limewire...then re-install it using the offline installer...
http://www.limewire.com/english/cont...oadfree2.shtml

Then delete your preference folder...
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...threadid=36420

My java is the J2SE 5.0 Update 3, Is that an old one?
But anyway, I managed to get the brick wall off the blue globe and it was working great ther for a while and now my connection graph is only showing one bar again. Now what? This is making me crazy!

Did you end up doing the Java, you need to get the offline JRE 5.11....

If you have already done that try Right-clicking the Limewire icon and going to properties and change compatability setting to Windows 2000. (but only if you're using Windows 2000 or later.) Somebody reported changing to Windows NT compatibility fixed their problem despite not using that operating system version.

Got it! Thanx sooo much!! You have saved me from the asylum!!