Re-install,says old version running

[rooksy]

Hi Guys,

After a quick look i can'tf see any similar post....recents trouble with running led me to un-install limewire, however unon attempting to download from site, it only goes so far,then says,old system appears running,,,,abort,,,,when i ignore this, it says file corrupted and quits.

However the old file has been un-installed.

Guys what's going on.

Geoff

[birdy]

How did you uninstall LW? Don't uninstall via add/remove programs, that can cause problems. Open task manager, check whether there's a LW process running. If there is...end the process. Use your computer's search to look for all files & folders with LimeWire in the name & delete from there. The correct way to uninstall LW is via start > all programs > Limewire > use the uninstall option. Also, installing a new version of LW will automatically uninstall the old one.

When you do reinstall LW, install Java first. Use the JRE offline installer & remove your current Java before you install the new version.
For Windows XP, try this version: Archive: Download Java 2 Platform Standard Edition (J2SE) 5.0 Update 11
For Vista, this latest update seems to work for most people:
Java SE Downloads

Once Java's installed, download LW using it's offline installer. When you click to download & the download box pops up, ignore it. There's an option to use the offline installer within the orange box on the download page...use that one.

[Jughead580]

I have downloaded the Java SE Downloads and then tried usin the offline installer within the orange box on the download page and i still get the same error that the file was corrupted please uninstall and reinstall LW. I did uninstall the older version the correct way (with out going through add and remove programs only cause I didn't know where to find add and remove programs on vista) and I am still having problems with LW in the system tray and when you click on it it does NOTHING!!! I have tried to reinstall a hundred times and still get the same errors. How in the heck do I get it to completely be removed from the computer and then start from scratch?

[birdy]

Hi Jughead580,

Which versions of Java have you tried?? Start off by having the latest Java JRE 6 update 2 installed. I'm using that version & LW runs fine (on XP). If you want to, you could try that earlier JRE update (5.0 update 11) next

Delete LW's preferences folder when LW's properly closed. Check in Task manager to see whether there's a LW process running...if there is, end the process. See point 3 here & also point 2 (there could be a folder in either location).
Fixes for LimeWire
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/genera...der-vista.html

Now reinstall LW & let it uninstall the old version automatically.

If that's no help, use the computer's search to look for all files & folders with limewire in the name & delete what you find. Reboot your computer & see if LW will install properly.

And if all of that fails...try the 'other' installer!!
Installing using the 'other' installer