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Old August 11th, 2007
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Question someone please help (My limewire does not connect?)
Can someone please help me. My limewire does not connect?

I have checked my firewall and its not blocking it? It just lags in the connecting and that is all?

It was working a few weeks ago, but this was after I had this trouble and for some reason it just decided to work again...But now its the same thing again and its driving me nuts!!

Like I said, I have checked my firewall and it is not blocking it and I am at a loss what is stopping it connecting!

PLEASE SOMEBODY HELP!!

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1. OS version? (eg: Windows 98) Windows xp home
2. What firewalls you have? Norton 360 and windows firewall
3. How much ram?256 mb
4. Hard Disk space available?Not sure
5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.)Broadband
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers?Bt Voyager 105 adsl modem
7. Where are you trying to connect from (house, appartment complex, school, student accomodation, work, etc.)? House
8. What version of LimeWire (LW) & Java do you have? (Go to LW's menu Help>About LW...) Will show both LW & Java version. LW 4.8.1 and Java (TM)6 update 2
9. Who is your ISP (Internet Service Provider)? AOL
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? 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. No
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface? No
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?
15. What security programs are you using (antivirus etc)? Some people might not be aware that their security suite includes a firewall Norton 360,windows firewall and Ad aware
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). England Uk
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Try deleting LW's preference folder with LW completely shut down. See points 2 & 3 in this thread: Fixes for Limewire. This will reset all your option settings, so make a note of them first.

I wonder if AOL might be to blame? See Wondering Why's post here: http://www.gnutellaforums.com/connec...tml#post281853
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I tried all that was suggested? I then had this message come up when I tried restarting Limewire

LimeWire version 4.8.1 Pro
Java version 1.6.0_02 from Sun Microsystems Inc.
Windows NT v. 4.0 on x86
Free/total memory: 2962784/4128768
java.lang.RuntimeException: could not create preferences directory: C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\.limewire
at com.limegroup.gnutella.util.CommonUtils.getUserSet tingsDir(CommonUtils.java:766)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.Initializer.initialize( Initializer.java:90)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.GUILoader.load(GUILoade r.java:44)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Nativ e Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknow n Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Un known Source)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.Main.main(Main.java:31)
STARTUP ERROR!


FILES IN CURRENT DIRECTORY:
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\.NetworkShare
LAST MODIFIED: 1186841016718
SIZE: 0
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\clink.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1110398253437
SIZE: 627752
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\commons-httpclient.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1110398254390
SIZE: 463786
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\commons-logging.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1110398254890
SIZE: 59154
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\COPYING
LAST MODIFIED: 1110398234921
SIZE: 18349
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\daap.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1110398255703
SIZE: 310773
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\data.ser
LAST MODIFIED: 1110398235000
SIZE: 358
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\donotremove.htm
LAST MODIFIED: 1110398234828
SIZE: 0
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\GenericWindowsUtils.dll
LAST MODIFIED: 1110398233265
SIZE: 12279
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\hashes
LAST MODIFIED: 1110398293390
SIZE: 298
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\i18n.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1110398255984
SIZE: 25678
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\icu4j.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1110398257015
SIZE: 741440
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\id3v2.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1110398257625
SIZE: 94430
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\install.log
LAST MODIFIED: 1186841016031
SIZE: 1963
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\jcraft.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1110398258250
SIZE: 135834
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\jl011.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1110398258890
SIZE: 255016
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\jmdns.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1110398259390
SIZE: 69306
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\language.prop
LAST MODIFIED: 1186841014265
SIZE: 4
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\LimeWire On Startup.lnk
LAST MODIFIED: 1186841016000
SIZE: 1555
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\LimeWire.exe
LAST MODIFIED: 1110398234796
SIZE: 81920
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\LimeWire.ico
LAST MODIFIED: 1110398234812
SIZE: 13806
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\LimeWire.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1110398246750
SIZE: 5262609
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\LimeWire20.dll
LAST MODIFIED: 1110398234437
SIZE: 32768
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\logicrypto.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1110398260093
SIZE: 227510
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\looks.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1110398261187
SIZE: 630634
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\MessagesBundle.properties
LAST MODIFIED: 1110398224078
SIZE: 99605
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\MessagesBundles.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1110398252171
SIZE: 2057292
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\mp3sp14.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1110398261703
SIZE: 40064
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\New Folder
LAST MODIFIED: 1186841490671
SIZE: 0
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\pmf.ico
LAST MODIFIED: 1110398234843
SIZE: 3262
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\ProgressTabs.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1110398252468
SIZE: 5964
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\root
LAST MODIFIED: 1186841012015
SIZE: 0
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\SOURCE
LAST MODIFIED: 1110398234953
SIZE: 268
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\spacer.gif
LAST MODIFIED: 1110398236718
SIZE: 49
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\themes.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1110398262015
SIZE: 275140
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\tritonus.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1110398262640
SIZE: 152711
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\uninstall.exe
LAST MODIFIED: 1186841016718
SIZE: 109809
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\update.ver
LAST MODIFIED: 1110398232828
SIZE: 2766
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\vorbis.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1110398263078
SIZE: 27215
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\WindowsV5PlusUtils.dll
LAST MODIFIED: 1110398234671
SIZE: 12808
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\xerces.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1110398265468
SIZE: 2147687
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\xml-apis.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1110398266218
SIZE: 207655
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\xml.war
LAST MODIFIED: 1110398233203
SIZE: 4431
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Hi Bluebird, You might have a Java issue. Try this
Uninstall any and all versions of Java from the Add/Remove Programs. Now Re-install the JRE 5.11 Offline version shown here.

Archive: Download Java 2 Platform Standard Edition (J2SE) 5.0 Update 11.
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Default Hi all
I just downloaded the frostwire 4.13.2 and that works all fine? This has really got me baffled now. As it seems something is blocking my limewire.
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Uninstalled all versions of java and installed 5.11 but still did not connect.
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Is there a reason why you won't upgrade your Limewire from version 4.8.1?? If you downloaded an updated version of Frostwire then why not LW?
Also did you roll back the Java to 1.5.11? If you don't try it then you'll never know. Some folks are having trouble with the new Java updates.
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I just googled frostwire and did not know it was the latest version and I have never really bothered updating my limewire because I have never had trouble with it until now? And I thought I had the best version? Limewire pro?

Im not brilliant when it comes to computers and so if it works good for me I leave it and it was working great.

I tried the java 5.11 and still same problem
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