Try this....

Try installing PeerGuardian, it will help keep the fake hosts out...Remember to enable PG just before you start limewire up...;)
Phoenix Labs » PeerGuardian 2


Another thing if you are using limewire 4.13 and later you can apply this hostile list...
The TechNutopia Fullsize Hostiles List for BearShare and LimeWire

i Have port forwarded over a dozen times for my torrent programs. it REQUIRES the port limewire is using. not any random port. look at the page you gave me, it specifies to use the port limewire is using.

Your doing my head in seriously....

This is what it says, please read it...

In the Router Configurations section we want to put a dot into the Manual Port Forward radio button. Now we need to select a port to use for LimeWire. It doesn't really matter what port you choose, but a port between 10000 and 60000 would be a good idea. These higher numbered ports are rarely blocked by ISPs. Once you have chosen a port please enter that port number into the box to the right of the Manual Port Forward box. That port should also be put into the Listen on Port box. I also need to you enter that port number into the box below.

You can CHANGE the port LW is using yourself. That's why WW suggested trying a different port. But don't choose a port anything else is using ... be it another computer or another program or even the same program but different user account. Although not necessary, it is better to do a separate port forwarding for each of TCP & UDP (can improve performance from the router in some situations).

Before we can forward ports for LimeWire, we need to figure out what ports LimeWire is using. Here is a brief walkthrough on how to do that. Go ahead and open up LimeWire.

PortForward.com



it seems someone here is blind. can anyone give me a solution please.

what part of "i cant open limewire" aren't you people getting.

You didn't exactly say that you couldn't even get limewire started, I read you post as saying that you cannot connect to any peers...
My Bad...

Do this....

Try uninstalling all versions of Java from the add/remove programs and then re-install the JRE 5.11 offline version....
Archive: Download Java 2 Platform Standard Edition (J2SE) 5.0 Update 11

wow, you read my mind. any ways i uninstalled all versions of java and theyr updates. get this, IT starts. without java? whats going on. i closes its self in the same place. how is this even possible.

well, i installed 5.11 and still does the same. going to reinstall limewire now.

EDIT: i reinstalled and nothing. im now believing there is a ghost inside my pc.

Try this...

Right-click the Limewire icon and go to properties and change compatability setting to Windows 2000. (but only if you're using Windows 2000 or later.) Somebody reported changing to Windows NT compatibility fixed their problem despite not using that operating system version.

Right-click on the Limewire icon on the desktop and click on Run as. Then it should come up showing the current user and then switch it over to Administrator. (but 'only' if you're the admin of your comp.!)

If you still have no luck try the preference folder/s again....

Fixes for Limewire when LW isn't operating as it should
LimeWire Pref Folder in Vista