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Old October 27th, 2007
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Arrow FIX: LimeWire won't start or closes immediately

I've been searching the web, this and other help forums... all resources available in order to resolve this issue:

LimeWire loads including core components opens up and shuts down immediately leaving behind a tray icon. Putting a mouse pointer over it makes the icon disappear.

I have gone through all exercises incl. reinstalling LW, Java, removing Alcohol120 drivers, disabling other virtual drives, cleaning registry, removing Limewire prefs folder, removing QuickTime... you name it, I've done it... to no avail. My disappointment was tremendous as LW has worked flawlessly and all of a sudden I was unable to use it anymore.
I've seen tons of posts regarding this behavior but no solution provided was working. Took me 2 days, on and off, to complete all the steps several times over but nothing has changed.
I gave up on LW and searched for other alternatives and came across FrostWire. The installation went smooth and to my surprise I've noticed that FrostWire is almost identical to LimeWire... so how come this installation worked...??? It seems to be Java based as well... looks the same...

well it gave me an idea to try:

installation of Limewire to a different folder, I chose the obvious... "Program Files/Limewire2".
Guess what... worked like a charm.

Both FrostWire and LimeWire work happily and after some small changes to shared resources (folders) there's no chance they can collide.

This is my first post to LimeWire forum, perhaps also the last. My issue is resolved and hope that by posting this "FIX" I can make someone do better things then spend hours troubleshooting LW.
My suggestion is simple: if your Java seems OK (like it was before...) and tests OK... (Java.com - verify installation) try the installation of LW to a different folder first. No doubt that in my case LimeWire has corrupted something, probably in the registry, and until you change the installation folder this setting will be automatically incorporated in a new install. There is no LimeWire regclean utility. The result is, most likely, that LW looks for Java components in all the wrong places.

I hope it works for you too.

errors I was getting:
access violation, invalid java call, EXCEPTION_FLT_STACK_CHECK, EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION etc. etc.

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Nice findings & good posting!
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Yeah, so simple and obvious... Thanks LotR.

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Exclamation Any other possible fixes?

I tried the Limewire2 folder on installation, have looked for Alcohol, but don't have it, so now I have tried every fix I have seen. I still get an interface that's opening but no application to open.

I have posted other cries for help with this problem, but maybe to the wrong thread? Look at my name for the problem as I posted before if you need more info.

I really would appreciate some assistance. I'm learning something at least!

Thanks.
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wishing4aMAC,
Just recently i downloaded Limewire, it wouldnt even open. I searched everywhere for old versions/fixes etc. Nothing worked.

But what i have just done is updated my java platform, from java.com: Java + You

Try it, see if it works. It has for me

james
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I can starter my limewri
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wishing4aMAC,
Just recently i downloaded Limewire, it wouldnt even open. I searched everywhere for old versions/fixes etc. Nothing worked.

But what i have just done is updated my java platform, from java.com: Java + You

Try it, see if it works. It has for me
I replied earlier to one of her posts here http://www.gnutellaforums.com/connec...re-4-14-a.html
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Well, I have followed all the directions as far as I can tell. I have even gone so far as to download the JRE 5.0 Upd 11 for Java instead of using the v6, uninstalled all my spyware, and even closed AVG and Zone Alarm (even thought they were set to allow). I still have the same problem - it gives me the opening then just doesn't. No icon in tray, no application. I don't know what the problem could be - I had gone in and deleted all limewire from the registry, downloaded java and limewire offline, from links, - tried to open, failed, deleted the preferences folder, tried again - went through the brief setup, then still no application. Maybe I just need to do it all again, wiping clean all Limewire and java, use the Java 5.0 offline, limewire offline, and keep all security stuff off the whole time?? That's crazy, but I don't know what else I could do. My computer is haunted!

Thanks for your help - Lord, Proxy, etc... I'm at wits end - especially knowing people can use it, including a friend who's just started! (Sorry for double posting - would like to keep all on this thread)
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thanx for the help. I tried this solution and it worked perfectly also.
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