I have Norton AV 2007, and i tried uninstalling it to see if that would work, but LW still wouldn't connect.

moonbaby

You can use Avast or any number of other anti viruses that do not affect LimeWire.

Avast is free and is among the top rated anti viruses. It also uses far less resources than most AV software.

But I did see where another member of the forums was having problems with Avast causing timeouts with there ISP. You can get Avast at the link below

http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html

Jay651

Did you try Portforwarding

Getting LimeWire to work with Vista/McAfee
 

I finally got LimeWire to work by finding the port LimeWire uses to communicate and making an exception in the McAfee firewall. Right after I saved the settings, my internet browser came back online and I could finally browse through music. Hope this helps you out.

Mr McGrunt how do you find the port limewire uses?

To find LimeWire's listening port go to Tools/Options/Click the Advanced drop down arrow/Firewall Config and the port number will be listed at the top of the menu. Just add that port number (or set it to one that is already open) to your firewall excluded list.

Grandpa, I tried downloading avast and then port forwarding it still didn't work. I also downloaded Bearshare and it works. I know these two basically are the same and I still don't know why LW wont connect.

same for me.....port forwarding and turning off mcafee didnt work...and i also tried re-downloading java...and bearshare and soul seek work for me..but i dont like those programs i like limewire...kazaa wont work for me either :/

Go to Start>Control Panel>Security Center on the left side of the security center pop-up chose Windows Firewall on the firewall pop-up choose change settings. On the settings pop-up choose exceptions. Un-check the LimeWire box the re-check the LimeWire box then click OK and see if that helps

I just purchased a computer with windows vista already loaded on it. I have tried to download limewire...which downloads onto my computer with no problem but, does show there is a firewall or I'm not connected to the internet message...I have made an exception for limewire in my windows firewall program and still not able to connect to limewire....to top it off I also am not able to use my att/yahoo dsl internet services as well...SOMEONE PLEASE HELP...I feel as though it was a big mistake purchasing a computer with windows vista as the operating system.

Apparently you are able to get to the Internet or did you make this post from a different computer.