Limewire won't run
 

I downloaded/installed Limewire 1.6 on my Me system. I have an "always on" cable connection. When I double-click the desktop icon, nothing happens. I right-click and pick "open"...still nothing. Can anyone help?

1.6d won't execute
 

I've got the same problem on Win98. Seems like JRE path is not happening:

C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\javaw.exe -cp . RunLime

Help!

LimeWire 1.6d for windows won't run for me either
 

me too!

-I reinstalled explorer 5.x
-cleared temp files
-made sure Ikernel.exe is not in memory
-uninstalled and reinstalled in various ways
-confirmed existance of Stdole32.tlb file
-Downloaded and ran DCom98.exe
-tried installers from other download sites
-Deleted the Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Engine folder and then reran the setup.

I suspect something is missing from the installer.

I click on the installer, the hour glass cursor appears then nothing.

I click on the installer, the hour glass cursor appears then nothing.
My system:
PII350
196 megs of ram
SCSI hard drive
win98 2nd edition with all possible updates

currently running "release ram" because I installed 98 this
month and it is lagging for reasons unknown to me.

Weird...
 

I am running Win 98 SE, and my shortcut target looks like this:

C:\WINDOWS\javaw.exe -cp . RunLime

You might try changing your shortcut target. Right click the icon on your desktop, click properties, and you should be able to make any changes there. Hope this helps! :-)

P.S. Did LimeWire install JRE during installation? Or did you already have it?

test
 

fixed it by uninstalling old java runtime

We are going to modify this behavior slightly again for our next release, but for now modifying the shortcut to point to where you actually have java installed should work fine.

Apologies for the inconvenience.

LimeWire 1.6b Wouldn't Run
 

After uninstalling LimeWire 1.4b and installing LimeWire 1.6d
(7 times) I noticed in the install/uninstall program box....that
there were 2 versions of Java 2 Runtime Environment.
I uninstalled the original version (1.2.1) and kept the 1.3.1 version.
LimeWire started right up!

This is on Windows 98.

I installed Limewire 1.6d and get nothing when I click on the icon. I reinstalled it 4 times ...still nothing. If I install and use the old version all is working well. So, what's wrong with the new version? How can I fix it? I have cable modem.

TruStarwarrior was right
 

My shortcut pointed to:

C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\javaw.exe -cp . RunLime

changing it to:

C:\WINDOWS\javaw.exe -cp . RunLime

fixed the problem. Good catch Tru!

My system:
Athlon 500
256MB
WIN98- v4.10.1998

Thanks for the help. The new path did the trick and everything's now working.

Great Fix!
 

:p Thanks TruStarwarrior, the new path is just the advice I needed. Everything is working great now. I am also running Windows 98 SE.

Anytime, guys! :-)

Windows 95
 

The standard installation will not work for windows 95 machines.

In order for LimeWire 1.6d to run on my machine I had to change the shortcut to the following.


"C:\Program Files\JavaSoft\JRE\1.3.1\bin\javaw.exe" -cp . RunLime

It ran first try after that.

thanx so much for the info! i just got limewire 1.6, and i couldnt get it to work! now it finally works! thanx all!

mmm, mines still stuffed, im sorry but i just cant work out the shortcut, ive tried everything!!!

i have a c:\windows\jview.exe file, is this what i should be [pointing it to?

but it wont let me!!!

pls help

The two paths that have been shown to be acceptable so far are:

C:\Program Files\JavaSoft\JRE\1.3.1\bin\javaw.exe" -cp . RunLime

C:\WINDOWS\javaw.exe -cp . RunLime

Do you have Java2 installed? Perform a search (Start > Find > Files or Folders) for javaw.exe. If you don't have it anywhere, you will need to download and install it from

http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/jre/

or use the LimeWire installer to install it for you.

ok, i d/l the java from sun, now i have two javaw.exe files, in both locations, windows and program files, but neither works!

when i enter the address inthe "start in" window, it just says invalid shortcut???

also the "target" box says - cp.RunLime, but i dont have any such file?

the file in 1.6d folder is RunLime.class???

ok, i need two addresses
pls tell me what goes in the "target" box, and what goes in the
"start in" box, sorry, i know im slow, but im unacustomed to creating shortcuts manually!!!

thanks for your time!

oh, what happens if i install java 1.3.1, on top of the working java i had??

cos i got the shortcut to say "unable to start the virtual machine", now, hey at least its a different message!!!:D

Goto java.sun.com and download their JRE2 1.3.1
Goto www.limewire.com and download LimeWire1.6d.

UNinstall your old JRE(s).
UNinstall LimeWire (all copies if more than one exists).

Install official sun JRE2 1.3.1
Install LimeWire 1.6d


The above solved half a dozen problems for me.

To answer your question, Trevor......

Target: C:\WINDOWS\javaw.exe -cp . RunLime

Start in: "C:\Program Files\LimeWire 1.6d"

Is it working?

yes!!!!!, thankyou very much!!!!!!

mmm, now i keep getting an error message saying to set my incoming listening port???

i left it set at 6346, should i try another port??

This is not even funny, but I am chuckling anyways... All this hassle for what? An error message? :-)

Can you connect to the network at all? If so, there isn't anything to be overly concerned about- UNLESS the error changes to something different.

If you are not able to connect to the network at all (make sure first), then... congratulations! Your system doesn't like the new java inplementation LimeWire uses, and now you have to download an alternate version! Aren't you excited?! [Groaning from reader. "Not another download."] I'm sorry you're having to go through so much just to get LimeWire running. What a hassle!

Try this one out.

http://www9.limewire.com/download/LimeWire16d118.exe

The LimeWire team released it for people who are having connection problems.

not my fault!!
 

I couldn't run Limewire, either!! My BF got mad at me saying I screwed the computer...well, I'm glad to be able to prove I didn't!

I uninstalled both Limewire (1.6b) and Java Runtime (also made sure all the files were gone by using Windows Explore), and downloaded Limewire and Java Runtime (from Sun HP). Installed Runtime first, then Limewire. Well, then, it worked finally!

It seems to me that we just have to keep trying...untill it works!

I'm using English WinMe and Japanese WinMe with 2 different HDs (dual boot with "Boot Magic"), and this makes installing or uninstalling very complicated sometimes. And, of course, if anything wrong happens to the computer, that must be my fault! Non sense! I'm really happy to have come here and got some help for this "common problem" which everybody has experienced. I greatly appreciated!

Good luck, guys. Keep looking for some help and keep trying! You'll get there for sure.

Thank you trustarwarrior that TARGET worked and now my limewire is running!!!!!:D

AAAAAAAARGGGH!!!!
 

I've tried all of this, none of it works! I don't even have a c:\program files\javasoft folder. When i tried to uninstall it, it said it was missing a file and cancelled. Re-installing didn't work, and my javaw.exe was never in the windows/system directory, it was always in windows/ . Please help!!!!

-Moe

On a Win 98 machine, javaw.exe should be in C:\WINDOWS. Did you try changing the shortcut target?

Hi,

Im a new user of Limewire and I have tried EVERYTHING on this post and nothing is working?? I can't figure out what is going on....... Can someone help???

Please explain when and where the problem occurs. Does the software install? Does it launch? Does it connect? Are you behind a firewall? Are you accessing the internet in a college dorm or similar location?

sorry for lack of info..... It installs fine, it is when i click on the icon, it loads the splash screen and then nothing... I am at home on a Gateway computer. I have tried ALL of the other targets, and it still dont work.......

and yes i have the Java 1.3.1 installed.

lol
 

oops, those last two Unregistered user posts are mine :P

If this none of these versions work, then I guess LimeWire sucks. It must hate your computer. Sorry. :-(

http://www9.limewire.com/download/LimeWire16d118.exe

http://limewire.gnutelliums.com/1.4b/

TruStarwarrior, you are a savior! The 118 download works, thx man! :) what is the difference of the 118 and the current one? is it the icon missing down in the Start bar???

Limewire 1.6d Shortcut Fix
 

Upon installing Limewire 1.6d and clicking on the shortcut, the application failed to load (or do anything for that matter).

Originally my shortcut was pointed to the following path:

C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\javaw.exe -cp . RunLime

I was able to get Limewire to load by changing it to the following path:

C:\WINDOWS\javaw.exe -cp . RunLime

It now works like a champ! I have no idea why the shortcut set up by the installer points to the wrong path... :-(

Anyway, this fix works!

<< Kenn >>

Alternate version 118 uses the old version of Java (1.1.8) as opposed to the newer one (1.3.1). When LimeWire migrated to the newer Java, an incompatability arose that should be fixed in future releases.

I woulldn't be surprised if the JRE didn't install. You might want to run the 1.6d installer again or go get the JRE installer directly from Sun:
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/jre/download-windows.html

-greg

Java 2
 

I had the same problem that Limewire wouldnt start when I click on the Icon. I checked in my Add/remove Programs box for the "old" Java 2 runtime Environment 1.2.1 or whatever but I didnt even find the 1.3.1 one. The only one that I had installed was the 1.3.0 one. So i gouess you just wanna make sure that you have the newest version installed (available at http://java.sun.com/Download5). It worked for me

it wont work
 

Ive done everything. and when i try to do the new path thing mine was alrady there so i thought maybe if i change it to the systems one it will work WRONG ive modified repaired and uninstall over 20 times ive checked the site and still i come up with nothing ive downloaded 1.7 1.6 and the gnutella version all wont work I GET THE SAME THING ABSOLUTELYNOTHING I AM SO PEEVED

HELP PLEASE also if this helps when i click on java anything it does the same thing just sits there doesnt load

uninstall lime wire, then uninstall java.
reinstall limewire, it will reinstall java with the correct thread