Vista Parental Controls are preventing Limewire from connecting
 

Hello all!

I searched the forums and couldn't find this specific issue listed anywhere. I am running Vista Premium with Limewire 4.12.11 installed. I have one account on Vista with admin privileges and all other accounts are general user accounts.

Limewire works perfectly on all accounts, UNTIL I turn on the Windows Vista Parental Controls. I do not have Parental Controls set to block ANYTHING (programs, websites, time restrictions, etc.)... only to monitor user activity. As soon as I turn on the parental controls though Limewire ceases to connect ( I can't past one green bar ). As soon as I disable parental controls, Limewire works perfectly fine again.

Surely other people are experiencing this issue?

System Details
 

1. OS version? Vista Home Premium
2. What firewalls you have? PC-Cillin
3. How much ram? 2 gigs
4. Hard Disk space available? 40 gigs
5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.) Cable
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? Unsure
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. LM 4.2.11; Java 1.6.0_0.1
9. Who is your ISP provider (Internet Service Provider)? Comcast
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? I get the message; "Your test worked!"
11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up. Yes I'm sharing the connection with other computers.
12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user. I am experienced user... have used limewire before.
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface? Yes
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/attach...1&d=1158099342
14. For those using a modem/router, how is your modem/router set up...are you port forwarding or is UPnP enabled? UPnP is enabled

Hi BBarnwell,
I can't help you with the Vista parental controls question...I use XP. You could ask Grandpa, he's a Vista user. Click on the link below & you'll be able to send him a PM (private message).
Grandpa

You're seeing the firewall icon, so a firewall somewhere's interfering with LW's performance. Make sure that the Windows firewall is off & that PC-Cillin firewall's configured to allow LW.
PortForward.com - Free Help Setting up Your Router or Firewall

Heaps of modems/routers have their own internal firewall. If you can give us the brand & model (have a look on the device & also underneath), we might be able to help you more with that;)