Uninstall LW & ZA (don't uninstall LW via add/remove programs, go start > all progs > LW & use the uninstall option from there).
Now, reinstall LW. Once that's installed, reinstall ZA. Reinstalling LW before ZA has been a fix for a few people

If that doesn't help, try this version of Java. Download the JRE offline installer & remove any other Java versions before you install this one.
Archive: Download Java 2 Platform Standard Edition (J2SE) 5.0 Update 11

When you set up port forwarding, did you set up a static IP address first? You'll need to, or port forwarding won't work. Did you use these instructions?
Port Forwarding for the Linksys WRT54G
LW's listening port, port in the 'manual port forward' box & port forwarded within the router should all be the same number.

Hi Birdy -
Thanks for your reply. I'll try your suggestion in the morning as I've shut down the Vista machine. However, those are the exact instructions I used to set up port forwarding. The program(LW) froze on all occasions when I tried to change the port to another number besides 6346. The changes in the Linksys setup were fine. I also downloaded the offline version 5 for Java and still no go.

Wy

Hi Birdy - I think your suggestion did work. However, I've run into another issue. After I exited Limewire, the task manager still shows the program open (see pic). You'll noticed that the Limewire icon is not in the system tray. I'm not sure why this is happening but I think it might have something to do with ZoneAlarm.

Wy

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Hi Wy,

I only used ZA for a couple of days but never ran into this problem
In LW tools > options > system tray. Check the radio button to shut down immediately....any difference?

Hi Birdy - no sir, that doesn't make a difference with that option checked. :-(

It is normally very inadvisable to run more than one firewall app.
I would strongly suggest getting rid of ZA and run only Avast (which is superior to ZA in any case.)
Hope you are using Avast Pro !

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Hi Ursula,

I'm not running 2 firewalls. The Windows firewall is turned off completely and I'm running the Avast antivirus only.

Thanks,
Wy