1. mac os 9.2.2 (yeah i know i should upgrade)
2. none
3. 576 mb
4. 5.2 gb
5. dsl
6. speedstreem (frontiers)
7. home
8. 4.0.10 & mrj 2.2.5
9. frontiernet
10. says "your test worked"
11. no
12. new problem with experienced user
13. no


ok so this has been working great for me for about 3 years. last week i kept getting garbage results in my searches so i closed limewire & deleted my preferences. well when i reopened limewire, no connection can be established it just continues trying to connect. well i uninstalled limewire and deleted everything that sherlock returned as limewire,reinstalled a fresh download, still no connection. any ideas?

Go to LW's menu bar, Tools>Options>Startup & uncheck option. Close LW. Then re-open, let it settle for 10-15 mins, then go to File menu > Connect. Give it up to half an hour to try to connect. If still no good let us know.

well i tried it twice, once letting it try to connect for a half hour, the second time over two hours. it seems this is a common problem lately and there is no rhyme or reason to it.

It might not make a difference, but you could try LW 4.0.8. There's a link for it in the Stickies at the top of this section I think. Don't forget to add a little extra ram to LW after you reinstall ... how much depends on how many shares & incompletes you have. ie: select LW program in finder, Apple key / ⌘ / command + i & change the allocation figure at the top. Just add a little extra at first. I find it's always better to manually connect LW using File menu after letting LW open & settle down.

If still no good, let me know.

thanks again. I tried both of those options before I posted on here. it just doesnt make sense, fine for years & now all of a sudden no connection? is anyone stil connecting with os 9.2.2? this is a VERY common problem.