Can't Connect With VISTA!
 

I finally got Limewire to download with Vista, but now I can't get it to connect! I opened the ports on my firewall and granted full permission in every way I know how but nothing. Anyone know how I can fix it?

1. OS version? (eg: Windows 98,XP.SP2. )? VISTA
2. What firewalls you have? McAfee
3. How much ram? 1GB
4. Hard Disk space available? 160GB
5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.)? Broadband
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? Embarq 660 Series and Linksys WRT54G ver.6
7. Where are you trying to connect from (house, appartment complex, school, student accomodation, work, etc.)? House
8. What version of LimeWire (LW) & Java do you have? (Go to LW's menu Help>About LW...) Will show both LW & Java version. LW4.12.11 Java1.6.0
9. Who is your ISP (Internet Service Provider)? Embarq
10. Do this simple test for us. Using your browser go here: http://www3.limewire.com:6346/ The page should say 'Your test worked!'. What happens when you go there? Test Works
11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up. No
12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user. New prob, exp user
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface? Yep

By the way, it also hijacks my internet connection.

Successful Limewire download with Vista!!!
 

Sorry to bother, but I had the same problem you're having.
Try downloading the offline version of java 6 restarting the computer, then downloading limewire. It worked for me, hopefully it will work for you as well.

I'm having the same problem with limewire & vista. Eveytime I try to run limewire it never connects and hijacks my internet, the I have to restart my computer, just to get my internet back. I have tried downloading the Java 6, but it still does not work. Somebody please help!!!!

this is exactly what is happening to me. But just FYI, a quicker, but not much less annoying way to get your internet back is to go disable then enable your local area or wireless connection in 'manage network connections'.

Thanks. Any idea how we can correct the Vista/Limewire problem?

Same Thing
 

That is the exact problem I have. I got LW to finally install. Only problem is, it connects for maybe a minute with only 3 bars then drops to 1. Afterwards, my internet connection is shot. I have to do the same disabling of my connection just to get it back. What is so different about Vista. My LW always ran perfectly smooth on XP.

Make sure you have set up your firewall properley.

http://portforward.com/english/route...LimewireIn.htm

it is

Also you may want to try updating your firmwar on your Linksys router for the disconnecting issue. Many routers have problems with drooping connections and having to reset them.

http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satel...VisitorWrapper

I've already done that too. LOL.

I am stumped.

I am having the same problem

The problem most likely is with your router. There are apparently allot of people having the same disconnect problem as you using the WRT54G ver.6.

The link below may be of some help

http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17720867

Help
 

ok guys here's what happened to me. I downloaded offline version of java 6 then downloaded and installed limewire it worked perfect...I had a turbo connection for about 2 hours. I was just downloading songs and all of a sudden my internet went down, so I restarted. When i restarted limewire had somehow uninstalled itself so i reinstalled it and it hasn't worked since. I have a cable modem...help please.....:confused:

Alright so i have Windows Vista and i just recently installed limewire on my new computer. Limewire beta 4.13.0 is what i installed so when trying to connect to download music and things
message pops up saying - your computer does not appear to have an active internet connection or a firewall(s) are blocking so and so fourth...LimeWire was unable to initialize and start. This is usually due to a firewall program blocking LimeWire's access to the internet or loopback connections on the local machine. Please allow LimeWire access to the internet and restart LimeWire.

so i did just that, i have McAfee Security Center
and i have Windows Firewall on my computer which has its on firewall and Windows Defender i tryed disabling all these firewalls and i still have problems and it makes my internet stop working period and then i have to close limewire to get my internet to work again so how can i get limewire to work without making my internet mess up and allow them both to work at the same time?

I got LW installed. Only problem is, it connects for maybe a minute with only 3 bars then drops to 1. Afterwards, my internet connection is shot. I have to do the same disabling of my connection just to get it back. What is so different about Vista. My LW always ran perfectly smooth on XP.


1. OS version? (eg: Windows 98,XP.SP2. )? Windows Vista
2. What firewalls you have? McAfee & Windows Firewall
3. How much ram? 9.99 GB
4. Hard Disk space available? 138 GB Memory 960 MB
5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.) Cable- Charter Communications
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers?
Conexant D850 PCI V.92 Modem
Cable Modem
Cable RF MAC Adress=000028ad37dda

7. Where are you trying to connect from (house, appartment complex, school, student accomodation, work, etc.)? house
8. What version of LimeWire (LW) & Java do you have? (Go to LW's menu Help>About LW...) Will show both LW & Java version.
LW4.12.11 Java1.6.0
9. Who is your ISP (Internet Service Provider)?Charter Communications
10. Do this simple test for us. Using your browser go here: http://www3.limewire.com:6346/ The page should say 'Your test worked!'. What happens when you go there? Your test worked!
11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up.
12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user.new problem since this is a new computer
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface?yes

Processor -AMD Athlon(tm)64x2 Dual Core Processor 3800+
Memory-960 MB

By the way, it also hijacks my internet connection.

MHatten42,
AFAIK that Conexant D850 is an internal modem...do you have an external modem/router? As you can see here...
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showthread.php?t=66796
...port forwarding might be necessary if there is an external device.

Try the tips below & see if they're any help with your problem of losing connection
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showpo...10&postcount=2

Because Vista is so new & not many of us are using it (I'm not), you might have to be patient & wait until a Vista user sees your post. Posting the same question 6 times is not going to get you an answer any faster.
Forum Rules

MHatten42,
You've been asked not to post your question more than once & respect the forum rules.
Keep going and you will be banned.

*Edit - see if this post helps you out
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showpo...7&postcount=38

Most likely LimeWire is overloading your modem/Router some how. I am using a linksys wired router which had the same problem when I was running XP Pro until I changed my firmware it took 2 different versions of firmware before I found one that would not drop the connection when running LimeWire. Whenever it drooped the connection I would have to reboot the router in order to make it connect again.

Since I changed the firmware it very rarely happens any more and it has not happened once yet with Vista ultimate. I would suggest looking around for different firmware for your modem/router.

The link below is a good place to start looking for firmware and solutions.

http://www.dslreports.com/forums/all

Grandpa dude if u havnt noticed everyone that runs vista cant run limewire i cant ether and i need some new music for my Ipod since im going to snowboard and no one helped my problem

McAfee!
 

I read this thread where someone contacted a Gateway rep who told them that McAfee was interfering with Vista alot! Uninstall it. I tried it, (even though I don't own a Gateway), and IT WORKED!!! LW is running flawlessly and my internet isn't hijacked anymore! Give it a try and post what you think.

Dude thank you very much it worked!

Glad To Help
 

That was me that called Gateway...don't know why that works but mine's been running for almost 3 days with no problem. I'm really glad it helped you guys out too!!! :xirokrotima:

[QUOTE=zmcooke]
2. What firewalls you have? McAfee
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Problem solved. McAfee on Vista is a joke.

i just got done uninstalling mcafee, and lw works perfect now. THANKS YOU THANK YOU THANKYOU!

Dam son, runs like a charm now. Never did like McAfee!!

Hey guys, your welcome. If anything, thank HeatherDianeR. She's the one who called Gateway.

To all the people who's connection is shot please read my foum. If you've tried everything else. I put in step by step everything that I did and what went wrong. My internet would go down as soon as I tried to download it. It is the Mcafee anti-virus system. As soon as I deleted it I was okay.
I have VISTA home basic and an e-machine with an aol dial-up.My forum is Beating a dead horse***-connection problems. Please post if it works so people can have a general idea on what's going on and what they can do to fix it.Good Luck:)

1. OS version? (eg: Windows 98,XP.SP2. )? Vista Home Pre.
2. What firewalls you have? Windows off
3. How much ram? 1GB
4. Hard Disk space available? 155GB
5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.)? Cable
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? No label on modem, sorry and Netgear WGR614 v4
7. Where are you trying to connect from (house, appartment complex, school, student accomodation, work, etc.)? House
8. What version of LimeWire (LW) & Java do you have? (Go to LW's menu Help>About LW...) Will show both LW & Java version. LW4.13. Java RE6
9. Who is your ISP (Internet Service Provider)? Time Warner Cable
10. Do this simple test for us. Using your browser go here: http://www3.limewire.com:6346/ The page should say 'Your test worked!'. What happens when you go there? Works
11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up. No
12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user. New problem with semiexperienced user
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface? Yes

What antivirus are you using. You may need to portforward your router follow the instructions in the link below for portfowarding.

http://portforward.com/english/route...outerindex.htm

McAfee
 

I'm having the same problem and I do have McAfee but what if I don't want to uninstall it? Is there any settings that I can change in McAfee to make it work without uninstalling the program? I kind of wanted to keep my antivirus program becuz I'm kind of paranoid about things.:w00t: Or is there a better FREE antivirus program that I can use? :confused:

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.

grandpa I had to delete limewire from my program files to make this post..so I no longer have limewire downloaded on my computer

Are you using McAfee

(Answered by PM)

*takes a deep breath* Ok. I did upgrade Java to 1.6 before I made any exceptions for McAfee (if that makes any difference). LimeWire is also marked as an exception in the Windows Firewall list (under control panel). Also, your not using port forwarding (at least i don't have to with my setup). You just have to find the "Listening Port" and mark that port number as an exception under McAfee - don't mess with the port forwarding. Hope this helps.

Solution for windows vista, mc afee and LW!!1
 

I tried a lot of things regards mc afee, vista and LW. The only solution to keep you antivirus and run Lime wire without problems is:

1.- go to control panel
2.- uninstall programs
3.- select mc afee
4.- unistall privacy service and spam killer
5.- restart you computer and you'll be able to conect to internet and use Lime Wire at the same time as well as you internet explorer. :idea:

I had to call mc afee to figure this out cuz was been a pain in the a....:bangh: this problem and this is the only solution that they have for now until they fix those compatibility problems with vista, mc afee and LW.

I have my laptop with vista, lime wire and explorer working really good, any question contact me @* email address removed*

Hope this work for you folks!!!:rolleyes_2:

Solution for windows vista, mc afee and LW!!1

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I tried a lot of things regards mc afee, vista and LW. The only solution to keep you antivirus and run Lime wire without problems is:

1.- go to control panel
2.- uninstall programs
3.- select mc afee
4.- uninstall firewall, privacy service and spam killer
5.- restart you computer and you'll be able to conect to internet and use Lime Wire at the same time as well as you internet explorer.

I had to call mc afee to figure this out cuz was been a pain in the a.... this problem and this is the only solution that they have for now until they fix those compatibility problems with vista, mc afee and LW.

Hope this work for you folks!!!

were can i get the java 6

thanks i will try anything

You can get Java 6 at the link below. Use the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 6 and use the offline installer.

http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp

I tried a lot of things regards mc afee, vista and LW. The only solution to keep you antivirus and run Lime wire without problems is:

1.- go to control panel
2.- uninstall programs
3.- select mc afee
4.- uninstall firewall, privacy service and spam killer
5.- restart you computer and you'll be able to conect to internet and use Lime Wire at the same time as well as you internet explorer.

I had to call mc afee to figure this out cuz was been a pain in the a.... this problem and this is the only solution that they have for now until they fix those compatibility problems with vista, mc afee and LW.

Hope this work for you folks!!!

Lime WIre Dose Not Connect
 

I'm using WIndows Vista Bussiness Edition on my notebook, and no other firewall is running on my machine, but limewire always says connecting. and it never connects what should i do.