5 Seconds
 

Hey everyone. Something weird has been happening when I d/l a file from Limewire. I will finish the d/l and when I go to play it, it will only show about 5 second of the movie/music clip and then start all over from the beginning. I've tried uninstalling/reinstalling Limewire, but that hasn't worked....same thing still happens. Any suggestions? Thanks a lot!

False File
 

Hey 31K (like the name)

Chances are you have downloaded a false file, there are loads of them on the P2P network.

Unfortunately, I have also downloaded false files, the latest was, I thought, a film clip but it turned out to be an album of "Hillbilly" music.

Live and learn




UK Bob

I don't think that's it. I have tried numerous different types of songs/video clips/etc. and the same thing happens on all of them.

Are you playing them thrugh the limewire player? Try opening them with different players ... eg. Real Player etc and see if this always happens btw Are you saying it does this continuosly or just once at the start of a file?

No, I'm not using the Limewire player.....Windows Media and Real for video and MusicMatch for MP3.

It does this continuosly at the start of the file. For example...I downloaded "Jingle Bells". All I would get was "Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the....Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the....Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the....Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the...." over and over and over. Just the first 5-7 seconds of any file I download. Weird.

Try VLC which has in-built codecs. Now if vlc can't play the whole thing then i'd have doubts. Also get GSpot which will tell you if you need specific codecs to play a particular file. How large is the file?
CODECs list and alternate players for Movies You never mentioned the file format of the file in question. :confused:

Some hints about video files:

1. Movie download issues

2. Learn to use Bitzi lookup to see if there's any user feedback on the file in question: How to use Bitzi Web Lookup ...

3. Try previewing your video files as you downld them so you know whether the quality is ok or is the correct file you're after, etc.

I could understand if it was just a file here or a file there. But this is EVERY file and it just started doing that outta nowhere. I've downloaded hundereds of songs/vids and never had a problem 'til just now.

Oh and the files range in size. Some small like 1 song, others very large as in an entire movie.

It has been doing this on .avi files, .wmv, .mpeg, .mov, and mp3 as well.

Players and Codec
 

31k

I must admit that I have never come across a problem like this before, it sounds like something within your system has become corrupt.

I would only suggest this as a last resort but unless you can retrace your steps to see what you have done or, maybe, you can supply some more info so that another member can figure this out, I would suggest that you do a full reformat and reinstallation of your O/S.




UK Bob

That's a bit extreme. Everything else on my OS works fine.

Well if you're a win XP user you could try a system restore to a point before this problem started happening.

5 seconds
 

I have the same problem, I wished somebody could give us a reason for it, I preview as i'm downloading and end up canceling every one because of this. If you come up with a solution please let me know! Scott

hmmm ... Do music files from sources other than Limewire play ok through their respective players?

Also have you tried downloading a magnetmix file from http://magnetmix.com/audio2.shtml ? If you go to download one of these it should download through Limewire.

I downloaded Bearshare and experienced the same problem. My IT guy said maybe it's something to do w/ our new ISP. Is that possible or is he just jerkin' my chain?

That would be a possibility. Why I'm not sure. It could be due to line packet loss. Or they might be applying something that affects files they suspect are copyright sharing. Well that really does say something if it also happens to BS. :confused: I did read some time back some isp's were considering ways to stop p2p sharing (ie: where it applied to copyright material.)

Yeah. Thing about it is that he was trying to download a file from Symantec and he couldn't. He had to plug in a Sprint wireless card in order to get it downloaded and placed on the network. What a joke.

Same problem
 

the same exact thing is happening to me! every song i have downloaded replays the first 5 seconds over and over for the entire length of the song. does anyone know why this is happening?

Office Network
 

31K

Looking through this old thread I just realised that you have not mentioned anything about the PC system or network you are using, i.e. you have told us nothing yet you expect us to "crystal ball" you an answer.

However, I notice an important clue in your last post:So, I guess you are using your office network.

Lak377

Likewise, you also have not bothered to say anything about your system, so maybe "astral projection" will work: And if I am right, you too are using an office network.

So 31K and Lak377, if I am correct, your office network is probably using a server strenght anti-virus application which pulls apart and rebuilds everything that enters the network. However, if it finds anything that it thinks is dangerous or against office policy then your office AV will delete it and possibly try to rebuild what is left, hence your repeating 5 seconds of music.

Now, if you had metioned you were using your office network before you would have got the answer a lot sooner.


Shark Chum Bob

So, do you have4 an answer for this, or just a sly remark, cause... I don't see an answer on how to fix this, considering that I am the administrator for my job I have access to changing what ever needs to be changed.

Well Administrator Kimojava

If you are an Administrator, especially an IT Administrator, you will know that you have to temporarily disable your organisation's anti-virus protection, which should be obvious to you.

However, you do lay your place of work open to all sorts of internet borne attacks; do you really think it is worth it for a few songs?

Therefore, the real answer to your problem is to install LW on your home computer and not in your work place because it is just too dangerous, all your works’ computers could be compromised, your work colleagues futures could be put in jeopardy and you could loose your job.

So, do you still think my answers are “sly”?



Shark Chum

I've been Humbled....
 

My computer is on a dedicated line, made for this purpose. I did not mean to upset you. I do feel that you are being harsh with words is all I meant. Also, I hire and fire...

Thank you for answering my question though. Just because I am the Administrator, does not mean that I am a computer wizard such as yourself.:aweof:

The reason I gave you this thread was because I searched this forum high and low for an answer to your problem....
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/downlo...-troubles.html

Seeing I gave you the most logical answer, to switch players, and that didn't work, the only answer left is the one UK Bob has supplied and he knows his stuff...;)

If that is not the solution, there must be a corruption somewhere, maybe run a virus and spyware scan and see what you come up with...

You guys are both awesome. I ended up having to take a computer that was not on the entire network, bypass the Sonic Wall protection all together, and it is working like a charm. Thanks Again.:xirokrotima:

I have heard of problems with Sonic firewall before. :(