Lord of the Rings,

I can't get LimeWire to run.
I have both JRE 1.7.0_1 AND 1.6.0_27 installed.

But LimeWire complains:
LimeWire Launcher Error
LimeWire needs Java Runtime Environment 6.0 or above ...


I have tried uninstalling JRE 1.7 altogether, but same error.
I suspect that the LimeWire application is searching in the wrong path for the java installation, but how do I fix that? How did you get it to work with both 1.7 and 1.6 installed?

I have both LimeWire and the Java installation in their default directories,
namely C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre... and C:\Program Files (x86)\LimeWire

This problem is ridiculously irritating. (I did not think I have to register for these forums, but since I'm here, hello
Please share your insight.

Thank you.

Seems LimeWire will not run with the present version of Java 1.7. I am not sure how you change path to find Java 1.6. Via the Java control panel it is possible to set which java version is the main one. I am guessing you are using Windows 7 by the looks of it. You do need to set the Java 1.6 to Run as Administrator. You can do that with the Java installer or find the appropriate Java.exe file.

Thanks for the reply.
I was able to resolve the problem late last night.

I had to uninstall the 1.7 java versions, reboot, install the 1.6.27 java version and used Verify Java Version to verify that I really am running on 1.6.27. Then I reinstalled LimeWire and it worked.

FYI, Windows 7 automatically runs the Java exe's as administrator. It doesn't seem to matter whether I go through the extra step to right click or not.

Afterwards, LimeWire had trouble connecting, it was "connecting..." forever. But I used applied the connection fix you supplied in some other post on the forums and it was able to connect.


Regards,
Griff

Glad to hear and thank you for letting us know how you fixed it.

If you do have problems in future with connection, try running both the Java & LW in administrator mode. This can help.

I been trying to make limewire connect for about 6 hours now. I read everything and i ran java as adm. and nothing is working. it just says connecting.

Have you tried these suggestions: http://www.gnutellaforums.com/connec...t-connect.html
For Windows 7, I think LW might be best set to run as admin. also. Though I think Java is the most important item for that setting.

I noticed you originally posted here after trying LW 5.5.16. LimeWire Pirate Edition always works better after a clean install. What this means is, you uninstall the previous version of LW, delete the LW preferences folder. Then install LPE. Such as using this technique: Re-installation Technique for both LimeWire and Java for Windows.

* Note: up to this time, LPE does not seem to work with Java 1.7. We shall see what happens with later Java 1.7 releases once it becomes the standard Java download version. (This might be a simple case of LPE being set to use java 1.6 only and not 1.6+.)

Occasionally I have same connection issue. I find it eventually connects by itself in most cases. If not, I replace the connection file.
I may also try enabling or disabling ultrapeer abilities in advanced settings. Only takes effect after a restart of LPE.

how do you create the shortcut?

Edit: See post #36 above for a program to do it all for you.
Go to the location where your LimeWire is installed and find the Limewire.jar file,
for Windows 7 that is:
C:\Program Files (x86)\LimeWire\lib\LimeWire.jar
for Windows XP and earlier that would be:
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\lib\LimeWire.jar

Right-click the LimeWire.jar file and choose 'Send to' : Desktop (Create Shortcut).
You can find it via searching LimeWire.jar, then right-click it in the search result. This works fine for Windows XP.

(Windows XP example 26KB, click to see larger view)


For Windows 7, copy the entire C:\Program Files (x86)\LimeWire\lib\LimeWire.jar address into the search bar in the Start Menu and right-click the search result and choose Send To as described above. There might be better ways but this works and I'm not a Windows user by default.

(Windows 7 example 47KB, click to see larger view)

For Windows 8, only way I know how to find it is either manually go to the programs folder whilst in Desktop and find the LW folder, else whilst in desktop, type LimeWire.jar in the search box whilst Local Disk C is selected. Two results, one will be located in program files, so right-click that result and choose create shortcut and the system will then direct you to put it onto the desktop.

Then of course, only use the new Shortcut to open LimeWire with.


If you know how, you could probably also add a shortcut into the Start Menu depending on how you prefer to open LW. Example, copying the shortcut and pasting into the Start Menu -> Programs folder. You may wish to rename the shortcut.

Start Menu folder locations:
Windows XP:
C:\Documents and Settings\Your Username\Start Menu\Programs
For Windows 7 and Vista that would be:
C:\Users\Your Username\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs
Or if wanted for all users of the computer then place in the 'All Users' equivalent location. Example: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs


Edit: Important note about Java 7, if you install or update Java including 64-bit Java, then install 32-bit Java last. Otherwise next time you start LW you will be prompted through the setup procedure again and your settings and downloads location will have changed. Reinstalling 32-bit Java and all goes back to normal. This also applies to Windows 8. The Windows 8 installation is not packaged with Java, so you need to download Java yourself.



Do not disable file-sharing, do not 'freeload', if nobody were sharing files, you know of course there would be no files to download. If you are a part of the file-sharing community, then share your part and be a respected member of the file-sharing community. Do you never return what you borrow from your friends? Do you never return your partner's kisses and attention? File-sharing can even be a passion!

Does the shortcut to the LW jar file open & run LPE 5.6.2 (execute it) when having Java 7/FX installed too? Also, for the above-referenced Java v.1.7, what version is that? Is it the newest from Oracle - Java 7/FX - or some older version? I'm not as technical as some of you, so I need things spelled out in layman's terms.

The last "fix" for the LPE vs. Java 7/FX problem I read was to install LW v.4.18.8 and then install Java 7/FX, and they'll run OK together. For Windows XP machines like mine, specifically, LPE 5.6.2 can run with ONLY Java 6, Update 33 installed (Java 7/FX must be uninstalled). So, to have the latest Java version on my PC, I installed LW v.4.18.8. I have some questions about the options in LW 4.18.8: (1) Under Tools > Options > Filters > Keywords > Filter Result Types: There are checkboxes for "Ignore Adult Content", "Ignore .htm/.html Files", "Ignore .vbs Files", and "Ignore .wmv/.asf files." Should all of these items be checked so that LW's search filter will NOT filter them out of any search results, or, does checking any one of them mean the LW search filter WILL filter each checked file type OUT of your search results (i.e., it will block them from appearing)? (2) Also, should OOB (Out Of Band) searching be unchecked since LW says some internet connections will not work as well using it, even though search results are supposed to come in faster? (3) Lastly, when searching using v.4.18.8, I'm getting far fewer search results than I did using LPE v.5.6.2 (dozens as opposed to hundreds). LW 4.18.8 shows it's completely connected to the internet - what is the issue here?

Thanks for your help.

A. Yes, the shortcut executes the opening of the LimeWire program.

B. Oracle Java 7 (build 1.7.0b147) which is the newest version. I am not sure it should matter if you are using the FX version. But I do not know the answer to this. I suspect it will work fine for you.

(1) LW 4 search filter: It is highly recommended you do have those options checked. Yes it will filter those items out. Adult content filter would be aimed at reducing porn in search results. html files are useless and possibly dangerous. vbs files are rather useless also unless you had the info files that came with them. wmv and asf files are commonly spammed and frequently infested with virus. It's best not to trust them, thus filter out. For improved filtering, I would recommend seeing filter words and in general, see How to find Music and Videos though you probably already know much of that.

(2) OOB is best left enabled if possible. What it means is, searches will go a little further, I suspect bouncing over some peers to reach peers further on in the chain of peers. If you suffer any kind of performance issues though, disable this option. Sometimes OOB can affect LW's connection.

(3) Search results are usually a result of the ultrapeers you are connected to. I just opened 4.18 on Win XP and received good search results. It can sometimes be worth changing your hosts. ie: go to menu bar, View > enable Connections window. Remove the first on list. Wait several minutes and see if things improve. As a general rule, the longer you are connected, the better your search results should become. Remembering also that the network is rather dynamic, people frequently come and go and connections change.

Someone complained about connecting to mostly or only Japanese hosts whom use Cabos. I have noticed this issue for a reasonable period now. But at least on this occasion of connecting with 4.18, only one of the hosts were from Japan.
Remove any hosts you see using a version, LimeWire 4.21.1 (RC), these are spammers.

Personally I preferred LW 4.14 compared to 4.18, but it can depend on a person's system or personal experiences. I also liked 4.16 but 4.14 was far better IMHO.