One connection bar.
 

I have windows 98..and Limewire used to work perfectly fine on it. A few weeks ago, I had to like completely restore my computer or whatever because it wouldn't even start up. So I had to reinstall all of the programs and everything. And now Limewire won't connect. Everytime I try to search, it says "Limewire is currently connecting to the network. You search may not return many results until you are fully connected to the network." I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling it several times but it still doesn't work. The first connection bar is the only one that is green. I don't know what happened? Is there something I need to download for it to work again?

oh, anddd...

1. OS version?
windows 98?
2. What firewalls you have?
i don't think i have any. ha. restoring it or whatever, i think got rid of them? because the mcafee thing doesn't show up anymore.
3. How much ram?
not sure.
4. Hard Disk space available?
not sure.
5. Connection type?
dsl?
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers?
no idea.
7. Where are you trying to connect from?
home.
8. What version of LimeWire (LW) & Java do you have?
LIMEWIRE - 4.14.10
JAVA - "1.5.0_02"
9. Who is your ISP (Internet Service Provider)?
?
10. Do this simple test for us. Using your browser go here: http://www3.limewire.com:6346/ The page should say 'Your test worked!'.
"The page cannot be displayed"
11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs?
Yeah.
12. Is this your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user.
new problem with an experienced user. it used to work fine.
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface?
yes.
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
no idea.
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).
USA.

Try these fixes...
Try uninstalling all versions of Java from the add/remove programs and then re-install the JRE 5.11 offline version....
Archive: Download Java 2 Platform Standard Edition (J2SE) 5.0 Update 11

If that does not help with your problem try deleting your preference folder/s...This will reset your configurations back to default and get rid of any corruption that may of happened...;)

Fixes for Limewire when LW isn't operating as it should

Your ISP is the company you pay to have the internet on...
Your modem/router is the little box that connects you to the internet, if you turn it upside down you will see the make and model number...