Limewire will not work (won't load)
 

Hi all;
I have limewire and I have been using it for a while now. resently I got a virus and gottin rid of it and I have been doing virus checks and spyware check quite often. Yesterday when I tried to launch limewire nothing happens. all the program is still in the computer but the program will not load. please help.

It sounds like possably a corrupt java download, &/or L/W Prefs folder prob
First! close L/W completly, then Go,
START/My Computer/local disc C:/ Documents & settings/Your User Name/Application Data
Now Delete the LimeWire Folder.
If you cant find Application Data Folder,GO to Tools/folder Opions,& tick,show hidden folders,
You can put the setting back afterwoods to protect your computer.

note: You will have to reset your, Tools/options in L/W Later.

Now! Go to,
START/Set Program Access/Change or Remove Programs,
now completely remove all versions of java.
Now! Use this Link to get JRE 6 u1 Use the off line installer NOT the (recormended) one,
Java SE Downloads
Disconnect from internet, close ALL apps n reinstall java.

Follow thease instructions exactly.

Dont forget to reset your options in L/W, Licence warning n stuff.
Go to Tools > Options > Searching > Lisence warning and make sure the box is not ticked and then select apply....
Your feedback will help others
Any Problems Shout.
Peace.

Will I loose all my downloads of music and stuff?

No .. you are only removing Java & your LW prefs folder. Of course i hope you are using the default save location for your LW downloads. :)

I am sure I am, well God I hope so. Liston I wanna thank you

Mickjapa is the one to thank ;)

BTW the default location to find your download folder is C:\Documents and Settings\"your account name"\Shared
However, you may have decided to set the location differently. That's fine so long as it's in a safe location.

I can't find the limewire folder in any of the user files what do I do now?

I'd suggest you probably didn't search correctly. Did you enable search for HIDDEN files & folders ? Remember to search for limewire not .limewire just in case.

ok I went to my Computer then selected Local Disk (c:) then Documents and settings after that I went to all the user names such as Administrator, Default user, my husbands account, owner, All users, Guest, My account, and some file MSSSerif120 I picked each one of them and picked application data and I never seen limewire in any of them.

lol no, maybe not. There may be some application data folders that are not hidden. Make sure you selected to show in your search funtion. Follow the instructions here Point #2 & 3 in Fixes for Limewire (sample image included at bottom of page.)

Also check the other options in that link.

I would also suggest you reinstall LW. It may have been damaged. Get the "Offline" installer which is the non prefered one. LimeWire: The Official Site for the Fastest File Sharing Program on the Planet The LW installer will uninstall the previous version. ;)

Thank you I got it working.

limewire
 

that really works every step. but have to remember to go to your recycle bin and restore your limewire folder after all the above steps are completed.