It says it is connected when I click on "file" but down on the bottom left there is only one bar that is green and it says starting connection. It also says "limewire has detected a firewall" my firewalls are turned off. When I type in a song or name no searches results come up, but it shows the green bar as it searches.

You'll have to sort out your connection problem before LW will be able to search properly!

First of all, make sure that you're only using 1 software firewall & that LW's being allowed through it.

Next, delete LW's preferences folder when LW's properly closed. See point 3 here & also point 2 if you've used older versions of LW in the past (there could be a folder in either location).
Fixes for LimeWire
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.
In case you're using Vista: LimeWire Pref Folder in Vista

Some people have had connection problems with certain Java versions. You can either try updating to the latest version here (I have this one & LW's working fine): Java SE Downloads
or try this older version, which has worked well for lots of people: Archive: Download Java 2 Platform Standard Edition (J2SE) 5.0 Update 11
Whichever Java version you use, download the JRE offline installer & remove any other Java versions before installing another one.

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