Port changing issues and not connecting
 

Hi folks,

as well as what seems to be the common problem on here (not being able to connect) I seem to be having another issue - every time I change the port number on this Vista machine LimeWire crashes, ker-plunk! When I use the task manager to come back, the port just reverts to 6346.
Anyone able to offer some advice? I should point out that I am doing this on my brother's Vista Basic machine - I have an XP SP2 laptop and have no problems WHATSOEVER, so I am putting it down to this lowlife operating system.
I've also tried every fix suggested on here, and this machine has never had McAfee, ports on my router and firewall are set correctly - any thoughts?

Thanks

David



1. OS version? Windows Vista Basic

2. What firewalls you have? ZoneAlarm Security Suite 7.1, Windows Firewall, Router's own firewall.

3. How much ram? 512MB

4. Hard Disk space available? Approx 11GB

5. Connection type? Wireless

6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? Netgear DG834PN

7. Where are you trying to connect from? Home, close to router

8. What version of LimeWire (LW) & Java do you have? 4.12.6 (tried both Pro/Basic) Java 1.6.0_03

9. Who is your ISP (Internet Service Provider)? Tiscali

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? It worked

11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? Yes but not on the same port (uTorrent on port 32495)

12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user. More than 2nd try experienced user

13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface? Yes on Vista (but not on my XP machine)

14. For those using a modem/router, how is your modem/router set up...are you port forwarding or is UPnP enabled? UPnP enabled but can use port forwarding

15. What security programs are you using (antivirus etc)? AVG, ZoneAlarm Security Suite

16. What country are you living in? UK

I've managed to get it to connect :super: well, I've managed to get FrostWire to connect, and if I re-install LimeWire it will connect as well, turned out to be ISP problems, but i'm still having the problem with changing ports.
When I type a new port number in and press "Apply" or "OK" the options window freezes, which in turn freezes the whole application - it seems to be with both LimeWire and FrostWire - operating system issue??

Thanks
David

Try deleting LW's preferences folder when LW's properly closed.
LimeWire Pref Folder in Vista
This will change all of your settings within options, you'll have to go back through afterwards & reset things. If you're not sure of your settings, go through LW's tools > options & write them all down, so that you can reset things later.

If that doesn't fix things & allow you to change ports, try changing Java versions (hardly anyone's had a problem with 1.6.0_03 but see if this older version's any different).
Archive: Download Java 2 Platform Standard Edition (J2SE) 5.0 Update 11
Download the JRE offline installer & remove any other Java versions installed on your computer, before installing this one:)