new installation of xp, limewire wont work

fsas90 · #1 (**permalink**) November 23rd, 2007

i had to reinstall my operating system and wipe everything off of it because of a virus i got

so everything is all clean and new now and i downloaded limewire and thought, "i can get my music back!" well i only get 1 bar and even with my firewall off and it under the exceptions it wont connect

i have a netgear router my isp gave me because my sister connects off of it

anyone know how i can get limewire to connect?
its always worked before for me even when i had to install it once before this time

birdy · #2 (**permalink**) November 23rd, 2007

Make sure that you're only using 1 software firewall (more than 1 will cause problems) & that LW's being allowed through it.

Try the advice here: all of a sudden will not connect (a fix to try)
Start off by deleting LW's preferences folder & changing Java versions.
You'll know if you've deleted the preferences folder properly...when you start LW, you'll go through the setup wizard again & all the settings within LW's options will have changed.
If you get confused with deleting the preferences folder, have a look at this post (Windows XP).
One bar, connection problems

If nothing there helps, please give us your details.
System details - help us to help you -> Provide these details when you post!!!

fsas90 · #3 (**permalink**) November 23rd, 2007

im using the latest version of java and i tried doing that but i dont have a "shared" folder anywhere

i tried going to

start > my computer > local disk C: > program files > limewire >

and i couldnt find anything
so, what now?

i even tried uninstalling it then installing it again but nothing

birdy · #4 (**permalink**) November 23rd, 2007

Look for a folder in the new location of C:\Documents and Settings\your username\Application Data\LimeWire. Remember to show hidden files & folders first.

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4. Go back to Start > click on My Computer > double click on C drive > double click on Documents and Settings > double click on the folder with your username > double click on Application Data. Once you're in the Application Data, look for a folder named LimeWire (there's no dot in front of this one & the letters aren't all lower case). Delete that whole folder named LimeWire. Close all windows that you have open.

If LW still doesn't connect, try replacing the gnutella.net folder within the preferences file (the one that you just deleted, named 'LimeWire').

fsas90 · #5 (**permalink**) November 23rd, 2007

ok i did that and rebooted
and after i went through setting it back up it still didnt connect me

birdy · #6 (**permalink**) November 23rd, 2007

Did you download a gnutella.net file & replace the existing one with the one that you just downloaded?

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7. If LW still isn't connecting after about 10 minutes, close LW & check in task manager to make sure that it's properly closed. Click on this link zSHARE - gnutella.net That will take you to a file hosting site, where you can download a file named gnutella.net...download this file & save it to your computer. Remember where you saved the file to.

8. Go back to Start > My computer > C drive > Application Data. find the folder named LimeWire & double click on this LimeWire folder to open it. This is the folder that you deleted previously....when LW is started, a new LimeWire folder is created. Once you're inside the LimeWire folder, look for a file named gnutella.net (or it might be named gnutella). Once you've found the file named gnutella.net (or gnutella), delete that file. Don't close any windows, just leave the folder that you're in open.

9. Now find the gnutella.net file that you just downloaded. Copy that & paste it into that LimeWire folder that you have open. You deleted the old gnutella.net file & now you're replacing it with another one. When you've pasted the gnutella.net file into the folder, close all windows that you have open.

10. Restart your computer & then start LW.

If you did that & still can't connect, please give your system details.

fsas90 · #7 (**permalink**) November 23rd, 2007

ohhh got it
=)
thanks