Limewire is only viewable when I set my display 256 colors - WHY?
 

I'm running XP Pro, no firewall, dial-up - already removed old java and installed updated java from sun website. I have a 256mb DDR ATI Radeon 9800XT video card. The only way I can run Limewire and actually see the program (it's not grayed out) is to set the card to low (8 bit). Is this a problem anyone else is reporting? I searched the forum and couldn't find anything. Please help. It's a pain to switch back and forth between display settings. Thanks in advance.

I just updated my video card driver and still have the same result - What now?
 

I updated the video card driver and bios. I still can only view Limewire in 256 colors. This and web java are the only two programs doing this to me. That's why I removed the old java and installed the new one. Any ideas?

errrr...

You have done a right-click on your 'open' Desktop and then

Properties > Settings

Right ?

No offense if this seems 'newbee-esque' insulting... Not meant that way.

That was a fun response...
 

I'll explain the problem more clearly. When my video card is set to 32 bit and I run Limewire, the program opens up. However, the window is gray and I can't see any of the buttons. If I click around in the gray box Limewire actually connects, but I can;t see anything - still gray. I tried all the fixes that you list in your signature and I jumped through all kinds of other loops like downloading Java, etc... Then I thought, what if I change the settings on the video card. I tried 16 bit and got the same result. Then I tried 8 bit and finally I could see the window (it wasn't gray). Short of setting the program to run in 256 colors, is there anything else I can try?

Specs
 

Dimension XPS Gen 2 Series, Intel Pentium 4 at 3.2GHZ, 2GB DDR SDRAM at 400MHZ.

Power:

Output Wattage: 460 Watts

Input Voltage (auto-sending): 90 - 135V at 50/60 Hz; or 180 - 265 V at 50/60 Hz

Heat Dissipation: 1000 BTU/hour (fully loaded computer without monitor)

Backup Battery: 3.0 V CR2032 coin cell

Seems plenty powerful to run Limewire. Can you see a conflict or something? The videocard is working great with games, video ets... The machine just seems to hate Sun Java.

Sorry, about the acceleration
 

It's set to full. I've also tried every other setting, but I get the same result.

Finally got it to work...
 

ATI released a new driver that fixed whatever java bug I had. All systems go. Thanks for the advice that led to the fix.