Please Help To Connect
 

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1. OS version? Windows XP 2000 (Home Edition I'm guessing)
2. What firewalls you have? None
3. How much ram? 768MB
4. Hard Disk space available? About 26GB
5. Connection type? Broadband
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? Help find that please
7. Where are you trying to connect House
8. What version of LimeWire (LW) & Java do you have? 4.12.15 LW/ 6 Java
9. Who is your ISP (Internet Service Provider)? Yahoo AT&T High Speed
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? It says your test worked.
11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up. No
12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user. New problem
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface? Yes but I don't have a firewall
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14. For those using a modem/router, how is your modem/router set up...are you port forwarding or is UPnP enabled? I think UPnP enabled
15. What security programs are you using (antivirus etc)? Some people might not be aware that their security suite includes a firewall None
16. What country are you living in? Sometimes there are ISPs with the same name in more than one country (eg Clearwire in the USA & also in Ireland). United States

When I start up Limewire and click connect it gets stuck on one green bar. Please help, thanks very much.

Don't forget that XP has it's own firewall, make sure that it's configured to allow LW (it's better to have the XP firewall enabled, rather than using no software firewall at all).
User Cant Connect - LimeWire

To find your modem/router, have a look at all the devices that plug into your computer & allow you to connect to the internet. You could have a modem & a separate router, or a modem-router combo, or just a simple modem. Look for boxes with LEDs...if there's no brand/model showing, have a look underneath;)

If this is a new problem, have you recently updated/upgraded your LW or updated your Java?? First thing to try is this: 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.

If you've recently updated Java, some people have had problems with Java 6 update 1. If that's what you're using, try the latest Java 6 update 2. Use the JRE offline installer & remove your old Java version(s) before you install this one.
Java SE Downloads

If that Java is no help, try this older version. Same deal with the JRE offline installer & removing other Java versions;)
Archive: Download Java 2 Platform Standard Edition (J2SE) 5.0 Update 11

If none of those help, try this.
General Connection problems

If that still doesn't help, get back to us & we'll try something different.