please help me ive been trying to get limewire to work for a while now and the only thing it ever does is the loading screen thing pops up for a minute or 2 then it goes away it doesnt say that its loading or ne thing it the gray bar it just pops up and goes away ne tips on how to fix that?

What version of Java are you using? Try this version. Use the JRE offline installer & remove your current Java version before you install this one
Archive: Download Java 2 Platform Standard Edition (J2SE) 5.0 Update 11

If that doesn't help, delete LW's preferences folder when LW's properly closed. See point 3 here & also point 2 if you've used older versions of LW in the past (there could be a folder in either location).
Fixes for LimeWire
This will kill all of your settings within options, you'll have to go back through afterwards & reset things. If you're not sure of your settings, go through LW's tools > options & write them all down, so that you can reset things later.

thanx for the help and i was trying that but now im having trouble instaling the java u suggested i downloaded it then went and removed the old one but now i cant seem to get the one u suggested to open so i can install it ne help for that problem?

Are you getting any error message when you try to open the installer?

Did you use the JRE offline installer?

Try rebooting your computer & then see if the installer works

ok i got java to reinstall but limewire still doesnt start right so now im trying to delete the pref but the thread that u gave me the link to says it should be in the application folder but the folder im supose to delete isnt in the application folder does it make a differnce? and i did find another folder i dont know if it will make a differnce but in .limewire theres 2 folders 1 is xml and it just has an empty data folder in it but the other is .networkshare and inside that one theres a folder named incomplete in there we have 2 limewirewininstaller.exe files one is an info file and one is a partfile the part file seems to be nothing idk if that makes a differnce at all but i thought i would mention it

Help me I have just installed dsl and i am having connection quality issues from regular dial up i never had one problem any ideas what is going on with it

I just downloaded & installed the Freeware version of Lime Wire. The installation went just fine but Lime Wire won't start. I even downloaded the latest version of Java & it still won't start. I also restarted my computer & LW still won't work. Can someone please help? I'm going crazy.

Here's my system info.

OS: Win XP Pro sp2
ISP: Earthlink
Anti Virus: Norton (for now - switching to AVG shortly)
Firewall: None for now. Will be using Zone Alarm Pro
Connection Type: Cable Modem, WebStar DCP2100 series
Router: Yes, Linksys Wireless G with Speed Booster
I don't know what port forwarding & UPnP are.
RAM: 1.5 GHZ
Free Hard Disk Space: 2 GB (Will be more when I install my other hard drive tomorrow [I hope])
The test worked.

Try this version of Java. Use the JRE offline installer & remove your current Java version before you install this one.
Archive: Download Java 2 Platform Standard Edition (J2SE) 5.0 Update 11

Otherwise, try the other fixes in this thread.
Fixes for LimeWire