1. OS version? (eg: Windows 98)
Windows Vista x32 bit
2. What firewalls you have?
Zone alarm
3. How much ram?
2gb
4. Hard Disk space available?
about 50gb
5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.)
aol 2mb
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers?
router- netgear dg834g
7. Where are you trying to connect from (house, appartment complex, school, student accomodation, work, etc.)?
From my home
8. What version of LimeWire (LW) & Java do you have? (Go to LW's menu Help>About LW...) Will show both LW & Java version.
Limewire 4.17.0 Java 1.6.0
9. Who is your ISP (Internet Service Provider)?
aol
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?
Says "Your test worked!"
11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up.
not that iam aware
12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user.
New problem with an experianced user, worked fine on windows xp, and now doesnt on vista
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface? _ click here to see Sample image
yes
14. For those using a modem/router, how is your modem/router set up...are you port forwarding or is UPnP enabled?
not sure but it was working on my old xp computer fine
15. What security programs are you using (antivirus etc)? Some people might not be aware that their security suite includes a firewall
Zone alarm and avg (disabled both to try and conect)
16. What country are you living in? Sometimes there are ISPs with the same name in more than one country (eg Clearwire in the USA & also in Ireland).
derbyshire uk

i have tryed quite a few of the fixs of the site but none have worked it says "loading internationalization support" all the time and then when you try and close limewire down it it sticks with closing limewire for ages

iam at a loss of what to do i dont want to go back to xp as i love how the way vista works

thank you in advance

Hey there,

I am having the exact same problem; any luck?

Best,

Ujjayi

not as yet i have heard there will be a fix in service pack 1 for vista how true this is iam not sure but service pack 1 is not very far away

i have parts from a old desk top computer just need a case and a hard drive + i have a copy of xp iam thinking of geting that up and runing for limewire

Hey,

Thanks for the reply.

I uninstalled and reinstalled and that seemed to solve the internationalization issue. I then uninstalled my old firewall (zonealarm, there was a port filter that was in place that wouldnt take my settings) and Limewire connected. I then installed Comods firewall and allowed upnp in Limewire to set the port address. Came up and connected no problem. Hope this helps.

Best

Ujjayi

i have still had no luck any body

any body as i still cant get on limewire

Try changing Java versions. You can either update to the latest version here: Java SE Downloads
or, if the latest update doesn't help, try this older version: Archive: Download Java 2 Platform Standard Edition (J2SE) 5.0 Update 11
Whichever Java version you use, download the JRE offline installer & remove any other Java versions before installing another one.

If changing Java doesn't help, delete LW's preferences folder when LW's properly closed.
This will change all of your settings within options, you'll have to go back through afterwards & reset things. If you're not sure of your settings, go through LW's tools > options & write them all down, so that you can reset things later.
Vista users: LimeWire Pref Folder in Vista

ive tryed that 3 times and it has never worked cheers any way

looks like i will have to build a xp computer

Did you try uninstalling ZA?

Have you tried the latest stable release (4.16.6) or the latest Beta (4.17.4)?
See whether they're any better (sometimes it's just that certain versions cause problems for some people, but a different version will work fine).

Have you been able to use any earlier versions of LW with Vista? If you haven't tried an earlier version, here's a link to download 4.14.8...see whether that one loads.
LW Basic 4.14.8.exe

that worked spot on down loaded lw basic 4.14.8 and not a problem thank you very much