Keeps Freezing Help! Almost every time I am downloading something, the program freezes. The cursor changes from the arrow shape into a blurry little mess, and the program ceases to work. It almost always happens when a download has just reached 100%..... and of course I lose my download. Sometimes it does this when I try to launch a song during download..... I'm getting very frustrated!!!! |
Well, I have the problem of it freezing when I log on. I'd like somebody to tell me what's going on because I've even tried connecting when my extension set is reduced to the bare minimum (i.e., Mac 9.x all, but with my DSL connection included). Still, it freezes. I've been on Limewire regular, Pro, and since the past two upgrades it's been a crap program. Yet, there's practically nothing of a Kazaa like program for the Mac other than this that's worth anything. Now, this is becoming worthless. |
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If you're not running Norton, then I have no idea! ;) |
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Yes, increasing the memory is usually the first thing I do. In this case, it has not helped. |
Hmmm.... bummer. I have had it happen on occasion. Never could figure out why it would freeze. But, it's very rare. Usually if I leave it on all night, then in the morning it would be frozen. Force Quit won't even work. Have to reboot. Sorry I couldn't help. |
Actually, the Norton situation (disabling things) didn't cause it to freeze, just quit with a Type 2 error. So, that's some progress. I worked with the memory, but still no dice. Guess it's back to the extensions drawing board. So, you did help more than you think. Thanks! |
same prob that I have! My cursor does the same thing with LimeWire...doesn't matter which one I use. I did have Pro but then switched back to basic (i don't know why I did that) but ever since I have been able to turn Lime on and it works for a few seconds and boom, the cursor goes squiggly. I have Norton and have tried the memory thingy. What is going on? I am on OS 9.2.2 and using G3. Nothing different from before, always had Norton on and no memry probs. Hate this as I want my Lime back!!!!! ANyone else with feedback..please help! Apple was going to charge me $60 to give me advise! SP |
What version of Limewire are you using and what version of Norton? As of a few days ago, I realized having both current versions may not be such a good thing. The solution? Disable all Norton related items (except Personal Firewall if you're on DSL) in your Extensions Manager (in my case I did it in Conflict Catcher) and save that set as something else (I called it "Limewire"). Voila--I have no freezing problems whatsoever. Only thing I get are occasional Type 2 errors. In my case, I have a lot of stuff in my Mac and I need more RAM. Granted, I use an earlier version of Limewire (2.5) and could probably run it in the latest version with Norton disabled but I'm going to keep my current setup since I haven't been able to get Limewire to work for a few months. I'm using a G4 Mac, OS 9.2.2 with the basic version of Limewire. |
I'm another one who can't get any action with 2.6 pro. Can anyone give me a step-by-step on how to increase my memory for LW? Thanks. |
LimeWire Works Now....Thanks To All on This Forum! I took advise from best place possible...here...and now LimeWire Rocks my mac! I increased memory as suggested and disable Norton auto protect and now I have no probs. I have a G3 Blue & white with 128MB/6GB/350Mhz. Now I can continue with my file transfer with ease. Thank you all again. :-) |
I've tried increasing allocation memory to 90 MB (160 MB physical RAM on a Powermad 8600 w/ 400 MHz G3 upgrade, no other applications running) and I still have problems. Basically, the screen elements fail to refresh; sometimes, if I click on different areas, those areas will be refreshed, but not always. Right now, Limewire 2.6.3 is working fine (memory allocation back down to 30 MB), but it *will* fail, it's just a matter of when. Frequently, the problem occurs immediately after launching the app, or right after a search. |
That's the biggest headache to me--the fact that the screen can't refresh or redraw (however you want to put it). Sometimes if I have a full screen it takes forever for Limewire to show that it's searching for particular files. Other times I'm clicking around the screen in order to get buttons and text areas to show up. |
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