Firewall Block-No connection

Hi all, Im trying to run limewire but it wont connect saying i dont have an active internet connection or a firewall is blocking limewire from accessing the net. It also tells me Limewire will keep trying to connect to network unless i select disconnect from file menu. This message pops up every couple of minutes. I have made limewire an exeption in Windows firewall but still problem occurs.

1. Windows xp pro 2002 sp2
2. Windows firewall.
3. 2 gig
4. 23 gig
5. Broadband
6. ADSL 2/2+Router iConnectAccess611
7. Home
8. Limewire Pro 4.12.11 and JRE6u2
9. Westnet
10. Says "your test worked"
11. not sure but i use itunes
12. Used before.
13. yes
14. ?
15. AGV free adition
16. Australia

This is all fairly new to me and i dont know my way around computers very well. Hope you can help me Cheers.

ps. I just hit the show hidden icons arrow in the bottom right hand corner and the limewire icon appeared there when i click on that it opens but still displays same message.

I am having the same problem. Have you gotten it figured out yet? I have had LimeWire for a little over and year and have never had this problem. It is really frustrating me.....HELP

Hi tinkerbell, It seems that my Limewire startup may have been corrupted somehow. Try creating new short cut to limewire.

Double click my computer, then C:drive (where ever you have stored limewire), Then click on program files. Then click limewire file. Once there double click -
"limewire"
Executable JAR File.

If limewire loads form there right click that file then hit send, then Desktop(create shortcut)

That fixed my problem see how you go.

Thank you very much. It worked. I was really getting frustrated.

i tried this and it did not work