Hello all as a former limewire subscriber, got a notification to update and since then have the one bar issue and behind firewall issue. All stuff is correct but cannot get search and lists posted like before

Hi. I can't get past one bar starting connection. This is the 1st problem since i donwloaded 4.16.6. I just downloaded 4.16.7 but still have the same problem. Using xp. Windows firewall is off. Using Norton 360 connections to Limewire are always allowed. anyone having problems connecting?

Hi!
Sometimes it takes a little while on my computer to get it going with a good strong connection but generally if I wait a few seconds it will come good.
Perhaps your ISP is throttling connections to gnutella sites or it could be just that the web is super crowded at the time you are wanting to use it.
It doesn't sound like you have set your Firewall wrongly. Do yourself a favor and read as many of the "Sticky" threads at the start of these forums as you can.
Sometimes they help a lot of people with their particular problems.
Good Luck!

I had this problem after upgrading. What worked for me was a pretty simple fix:

Shut down Limewire

Find your '.limewire' folder and delete it. Mine was C:>Documents and settings>(your user name)>.limewire

Restart LW and from there you can reset your preferences again under 'Tools>Options'.

People might not have a prefs folder named .limewire - depending on which versions of LW they've had installed. The prefs folder can also be named LimeWire & can be found within the hidden (by default) Application Data folder. See the link below for more info & links.
If LW Will Not Connect

Thanks Thunderess, I deleted the folder and reset options and worked great!