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Connection Problems Problems getting the LimeWire or WireShare program connecting to the Gnutella network. (not about connecting to files, that is a Download/Upload Problems section issue.) Please supply system details as described in the forum rules.
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Old November 27th, 2007
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Default Need help!!!!!!!! Limewire quit working

Limewire stopped connecting about a week ago with an older version. I downloaded the newer version but still have the problem. I have briefly shut off every firewall I know of and it still doesn't work. I tried the port changes in Norton but it didn't give me a problem before so I'm not sure if the changes were even necessary. I've got one bar and nothing will download. I have the new Gnutella file (from here) but no cigar. Is it my ISP (AT&T DSL)? What do I need to do? Thanks very much!
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Did you try deleting your preference folder....
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/connec...t-connect.html

If you still have problems after that, could you supply these details please...
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/connec...-you-post.html
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Yes ".limewire. has been deleted. Still the same thing after restarting the PC. I'll check the details you listed.
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Also check for the LimeWire folder and delete that...
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Did not find "Limewire" just "limewire". Deleted that already

Answers to your detail ?'s are

1. Windows XP
2. Norton (used with Limewire for over a year) and Windows (turned off)
3. 6.5 gig
4. at least 150k
5. DSL (AT&T)
6. Westell DSL
7. Home
8. 4.14.10 but my previous version had quit too and Java 1-5.0-11
9. Bellsouth (AT&T)
10. checked good
11. Norton's firewall settings seem to keep defaulting back to "connections to and from other computers" no matter how I set it up. However, before when Limewire was working, I didn't have to make to any changes to Norton. It worked fine. Limewire doesn't even work with Norton turned off.
12. New problem. No previous problems with Limewire in over a year of use
13. Yes
14. N/A
15. Spybot and Ad-aware SE Personal
16. US

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You need to find the LimeWire folder....

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 folders.
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Found it that time and deleted but still the same problem. What next?
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Kbkids

There is something not quite right about your system details, in answer to questions 3 and 4 (3. How much ram & 4. Hard Disk space available?) you answered:
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3. 6.5 gig - 4. at least 150k
First, if you have 6.5GB of Ram, how then can you use it because, as far as I understand, Win XP can only see a maximum of 4GB of ram, unless you are using Win XP 64 bit. And if you only have 150KB on your HD (just over 10% of an old style 3.5" floppy disk) then its a wonder anything works at all.

I guess that you may have made a mistake, instead of saying 150GB you wrote instead 150KB.

Can you confirm that you misquoted your disk space because if you have not then there is no surprise why LW has stopped working.


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OK, let me try again. I'm not a computer person at all but here goes. What I mean is that the computer (Dell) came with a 6.5 gig hard drive (I think) or something close to that. Its only two years old. Where exactly can I see how much disk space is left? The computer works fine. Limewire just quit in a snap and had been working fine. I dunno....but thanks very much for the help!
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OK, I have 512 MB of total memory with 106.66 available. Total virtual mem is 2.00 GB with 1.96 available. Again, Limewire doesn't work with my firewalls shut off (briefly) but even with them off, I still a firewall icon on Limewire. To my knowledge no additional firewall has been added. Could one have been installed in a regular update? Where can I look to kind if there is another firewall? Also, my music files are now popping and breaking up when I play them and it wasn't doing this before. The rest of the computer works fine.

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