I have just purchased Limewire Pro and since then I get a message saying: LimeWire had detected a corruption in the file "song title".mp3. Do you want to continue the dowload?

I never had this issue with the basic version of LimeWire, what gives???

Just luck! You have a choice of continueing the downld or not. Then you can try again. However I'd recommend you try a different source next time if that's possible.

I would not call it luck. It happens to every single file I have been trying to download, by all kinds of different artists. I have also tried different sources, but with same result.

I have LW Pro & I don't have that problem.

Let's see if we can find out what's causing it. Do this test: Bug Report instructions & sample image Is it True/False?

By the way did you delete the LW Preferences folder after you installed LW Pro?

Can you give us a total desciption of your set up:
1. OS version? (eg: win 98)
2. What firewalls you have?
3. ram?
4. HDD space available?
5. Connection type? (dial up, etc.)
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers?
7. Where are you trying to connect from (home, school, work, etc.)?
8. LW & Java version? Can find this out in the above bug report or in the About LW window.

Os version is Mac OS 10.3.8
I have firewalls, I believe they are called Virex
512 of ram
48 GIG of HD space available
I have cable internet connection
The modem is a RCA, DCM315
I connect from home
I have LimeWire Pro version 4.4.4
Java version 1.4.2_05

I’m not sure where and what the LW preferences folder are!

Every program stores their settings in a file in the preferences folder. For Mac OSX you can find them here: /Users/your_username/Library/Preferences/LimeWire

But only do it whilst LW is closed! Before you do it make a note of all your LW settings. After you delete the preferences you will need to reset these option settings.

Firewalls: Did you configure them to allow LW through? Is Port 6346 open? Check your firewall instructions for allowing certain apps access through. Net games & video conferencing would also need to be given permission to pass.

Virex! I thought it was only an anti-virus application!

Are you sure your OSX firewall is not active? If yes you'd need to do the same thing. I can provide instructions for OSX.

I went ahead and deleted the preferences folder.
I checked my firewall in the "Sharing" in systems preferences and it's NOT turned on, so all ports are open. (I'm not quite sure if that's a good thing generally!)
What next?

I don't know too many people who use firewalls for OSX. But if you want to you can enable it but allow LW to pass see instructions here: http://www.limewire.com/english/content/firewalls.shtml

By the way, what sources were you downlding from? Were they T3 sources? See: T3 Spammers

Yes I did use the T3 files.
I just tried using just dsl/cable files, but now I mainly get "need more resources"

Try downlds with multiple sources under the # column.


You may or may not be interested in some hints about optimising LW's use: A well set-up LW can start to automatically continue its dwnlding after it's settled down perhaps 2 out of 3 times you open LW. Optimising LW & Maximising Uplds & Dwnlds A (1st post only) & also Part B which is even better & last & least are search & dwnld hints. The latter one I've been thinking about re-writing for some time. That's just for playing it safe. eg- I show all speeds & qualities.

eg: http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...028#post116028