I've reinstalled it many times, and still LW will not open... It pops up with that LW screen that comes up when you open it... then nothing.. it disappears and nothing happens.. nothing opens.. PLEASE HELP ME.. what do i do???

1. OS version? (eg: Windows 98)
2. What firewalls you have?
3. How much ram?
4. Hard Disk space available?
5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.)
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers?
7. Where are you trying to connect from (house, appartment complex, school, student accomodation, work, etc.)?
8. What version of LimeWire (LW) & Java do you have? (Go to LW's menu Help>About LW...) Will show both LW & Java version.
9. Who is your ISP provider (Internet Service Provider)?
10. Do this simple test for us. Using your browser go here: http://www3.limewire.com:6346/ The page should say 'Your test worked!'. What happens when you go there?
11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up.
12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user.
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface?
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/attach...1&d=1158099342
14. For those using a modem/router, how is your modem/router set up...are you port forwarding or is UPnP enabled?

Answer these qustions so it can help us with your problem.

I am having the same problem. I have been used limewire for years and recently I can not open it at all. The green box appears and then just goes away.

The reason Limewire does not open appears to be the latest JAVA release jre1.6.0_01. Have no idea why but that's the culprit. After I installed that Java release, I started having problems opening Limewire.
I removed that JAVA release and was able to open Limewire, however I had other problems occuring and Limewire didn't really connect, so for now I've re-installed the new JAVA release again. Not sure what I will try next.