My Limewire is not searching

tarasmcclary · #1 (**permalink**) December 19th, 2008

I Went To Tools..........[the Hole Nine Yards] Nothing Still Doesn't Work!! I Dont Have Any Old Folders Because This Is My First Time Using..

tarasmcclary · #2 (**permalink**) December 19th, 2008

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Originally Posted by tarasmcclary

I Went To Tools.............[the Hole Nine Yards] Nothing Still Doesn't Work!! I Dont Have Any Old Folders Because This Is My First Time Using..

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stclair55 · #3 (**permalink**) December 19th, 2008

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Originally Posted by qtpie

I have been using limewire for years now and I have never had a prob, but now when ever I search, no search results come up, it completes the search but there are no results, it doen't matter what I type in, I had version 6.14 andthen updated to 6.18 thinking that would help but it didn't.

Just when I needed it the most lol

I just tried a fix I found from "wondering why" (And I THANK YOU!). Go to Tools>Options>Filters and select the Host Filter and enterthese IPs and then select "apply":
204.11.219.225
204.11.219.226
204.11.219.227
204.11.219.220
204.11.219.231

I did this and now have mega results.

THANK YOU "wondering why" or whoever you are!

Beth
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GENERAL 1 · #4 (**permalink**) December 20th, 2008

also the LW search engines must be outdated
each time i search any file, search slows down

it does not reconize any files
why

Lord of the Rings · #5 (**permalink**) December 21st, 2008

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Originally Posted by GENERAL 1

also the LW search engines must be outdated
each time i search any file, search slows down ...

Have you tried Tip: Purge the Downloads Queue! (click on blue link). This might be slowing your LW down with too many incomplete files attempting to find sources whilst your search happens.

stclair55 · #6 (**permalink**) December 22nd, 2008

Lord
Demon from hell!!! I followed your instructions and now my computer it TOTALLY f****cked!!! i CLICK ON SOME OF MY FAVORITES AND THEY DON'T CONNECT! (Can't view page, blah blah blahI CAN'T VIEW PICS!!!! I'M SO NOT HAPPY!!!
I hope nobody else listens to you becuase you come off sounding like a knowledgable person but WRONG WRONG WRONG!!
You need to get out of here, or go back to school or something! Before you f**ck everyone else up!
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Lord of the Rings · #7 (**permalink**) December 23rd, 2008

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Originally Posted by stclair55

Lord
Demon from hell!!! I followed your instructions and now my computer it TOTALLY f****cked!!! i CLICK ON SOME OF MY FAVORITES AND THEY DON'T CONNECT! (Can't view page, blah blah blahI CAN'T VIEW PICS!!!! I'M SO NOT HAPPY!!!
I hope nobody else listens to you becuase you come off sounding like a knowledgable person but WRONG WRONG WRONG!!
You need to get out of here, or go back to school or something! Before you f**ck everyone else up!

Sorry to hear. Nothing I suggested would have caused that if you did it correctly. And I never suggested doing a system restore, that was 'your' idea. So send blame where it's due.

And a merry xmas to you too.

BTW break the forum rules once more & Birdy or myself or another moderator may just react. You have been warned.

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Originally Posted by samnbrone2004

Hi, I use Limewire also, and have had no problems with it, except when I was IE 7.0. I have since uninstalled it, and again find it working just fine. I've downloaded many different type songs.
Don't give up.
Arnold

Thank you for the feedback. Yes I've heard IE 7 is not well designed, does not follow same protocols as almost every other browser on the market. Nothing unusual for M$ to muck yet something else up. lol

EADragongirl · #8 (**permalink**) December 27th, 2008

The exact same thing is happening to me.

1) I checked my java and it's the latest one
2) I tried this
Go to your connections Tab in limewire, if it's not showing up go to Veiw > Show/Hide and make sure the connection tab has a tick next to it...
Then click on the Hosts and remove them and let Limewire search for some more...
It is also wise to go to your Filters, to find this go to Tools > Options > Filters and select the Host Filter and add these IP's into it and select apply...
204.11.219.225
204.11.219.226
204.11.219.227
204.11.219.229
204.11.219.231
and that didn't work so I tried
3) I just can't seem to find my .limewire file no matter how hard I search. I am running WinXP

Limewire was working just fine yesterday and now it's just up and decided not to search. Can anyone give me some advice?

Thanks in advance

Lord of the Rings · #9 (**permalink**) December 27th, 2008

.limewire was for the older users.
Go to Connections window, get rid of any ultrapeer that is not LW 4.18 by selecting them & removing. Do it one by one though otherwise you will lose connection. Those are more likely to be spam or trouble-some UP's. Then see if search results improve.

EADragongirl · #10 (**permalink**) December 27th, 2008

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Originally Posted by Lord of the Rings

.limewire was for the older users.
Go to Connections window, get rid of any ultrapeer that is not LW 4.18 by selecting them & removing. Do it one by one though otherwise you will lose connection. Those are more likely to be spam or trouble-some UP's. Then see if search results improve.

OK I'm feeling a bit dense here. What connections window are we talking about?