I Fixed IT!!!! I've gotten LW running. I will post here in the hope that it will help others. I started the management console/ services, restarted {set to automatic} 3 services that had been disabled. Uninstalled LW via uninstall program. searched and erased everything named "LimeWire" as per mickjapa108's instruction in another thread. Finally reloaded LW via off line installer, also mickjapa108's instructions. LW started up on first try. Please note, this installer spent a noticable amount of time "removing old versions of Limewire" during install. So, Thanks for the help, and maybe this will help some one else, too.

Hi FastKat

which services have to be started?
I have a lot of services at the status disabled or manually, but I think it's not useful to set all of them to auto.

Why is Limewire not dedecting a failing servcie and reporting that?

br
Karl

Hi Karl
I agree that not all services should be on auto. One of the services was 'Messenger', which is NOT the IE Messenger (IM). I spilled coke over my notes last night, I can't read the rest of them! Sorry! If you use netstat and tasklist you can verify whether or not the ports are opening. If they are, the problem is likely a service, I think. And no, many programs do NOT check/verify if needed services are valid. In trying to fix my pc, I thought I saw a area that the LW developers could be posted to? If so, might be time to ask the pros? I wish you could send me a status of your services, I'm curious and want to nail this down, it might help alot of other connect problems.