Thanks for the link sjshipper.

If the Mac folks want to try the equivalent of "resetting the computer", just go to System Preferences->Accounts and create a new Admin user http://docs.info.apple.com/article.h.../en/mh168.html This allows you to test without touching your existing settings.

Check the "Allow User to administer this computer" in the password tab to make the new account an Admin account.

Log into the new account, run LW from there, and see if that makes a difference. If it does, then the problem rests in the settings in your usual account. If the problem continues, at least you know that to look outside your Mac for the solution.

(you can always delete the new account from the System Preferences, and your Mac will be back to its usual state)

I tried your suggestion and the problem was fixed. So now i can run LW from the new account but still having problems with the old account. How to fix the old account? I'm running on MacBook Pro using Airport.

thanks for the tip aangulo

LW saves its settings in the Home->Library/Preferences/LimeWire folder.

Just trash that folder when LimeWire is quit, and next time LW opens, new settings will be created from scratch, just like in the new account.

If you really want to help narrow down the problem, try deleting just the gnutella.net file from that folder (it remembers the addresses of your search hosts).

Can anyone else help aangulo setup the Airport? (I'm hardwired to a router)

I too am having the same problem. 2 days ago, my searches for only one user on the iMac return blank pages. All other users are okay. Anybody have any solutions? I'm also a newbie at Mac - have used Limewire for years with Windows based computer but have moved to the good side.

My prefereces folder under library does not include any folder called limewire or anything close to it.

I'm using OSX 10.4.9 and the free version of limewire.

Any other clues?

You have to look in the Home folder's Library. OS X has a Library for each user, plus a Library for the whole system.

You can get at the Home Library by clicking on the Desktop and using the Go Menu to get to Home

Stief......

Up and running!!!! Thanks for the help.

I'm not a mac user, using limewire on my laptop, I was able to search and download about 1 hour ago, restarted my computer and all off a sudden not able to....I'm not sure what to do, and just to let you know, I'm not very technically advanced lol!

This problem with no connecting only happens on one user on the Mac. There are three other users on the same computer, and they can search fine. I deleted LW on the account of the one user having troubles and reinstalled it, but this remains a problem. I don't think the removal of the program was complete though as on the fresh install, all of the shared files from before were then in the library.

My preferences folder also does not include a LW folder. Could it be stored elsewhere?