I do not know how to use the offline installer,,I do not know the first step even..I downloaded that a long time ago..tried to use it..no luck...so,,,do I have to be offline to use an offline installer???

windows xp eh?

and just how old is the install of the OS?...I'm betting a backing up of data, reformat of the drive and a clean install will cure your problems...

no...the offline installer has everything needed for the install...the online installer actively works with your machine 'live' as it were...if you have any sort of issues during the install (firewall, packet analysis, etc) the install might be corrupted..

I for one always use offline installers when possible (erm..except for windows update..too much of a hassle to identify the updates, search for them, download them, then install them)

dear peerless,,this is hopeless aka bbdbbd
thanks for answers The operating system install is 6 to 7 months old..I had a computer man do it..got a big 1T on it now...He Ghosted it all over..came back like this..he knows definitely what he is doing..he said for active X he does not use Java/Sun..he uses , I think he said "microsoft something or another?" Maybe you know the name of it????????So maybe he purposefully deleted mine..as long as you have JRE of some sort as I did there should not be any problems..? but I downloaded that is DOWNLOADED not installed about 5 or 6 versions of JRE and of Limewire about 3 or4..I have only a Control Panel..in add remove pgms...it shows some of these pgms..but they DO NOT INSTALL..remember I just told you downloaded and not installed? It is a brand new hd...so??Well,all I know when I first got this back after a month or so I tried to start LW and thats when it all began..it kept giveing me error1327.(that is from Java / Sun( an install shield problem I guess. I did all and everything they told me to no avail...the error kept saying " " " Invalid Drive H""""??????????????? H???? Hmmmm? Well, I had used 3 different back up EXTERNAL drives for copying things I did not want to lose...that one of them was drive H...but what I had on there, I rehook it up usb to pewter..and try to install in C drive and it still still still will not do it??I am so confused..and...STILL no answer to how I tell if this is a 64 bit? or whatever ???whaever else it could be????which is which and what is the difference???

Peerless...........HELP>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>bbdbbd

SOMEBODY PLEASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE HELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLP GOING CRAZY...MAKE IT EASY EASY TO UNDERSTAND..DON'T ASSUME i KNOW ANYTHING BECAUSE I DO NOT..IF YOU TELL ME TO DO SOMETHING EXPLAIN IT IN BABY STEPS LISTING SITES HOW TO WHRER AT??????BBDBBD

BUT MOST OF ALL????????????????THANKS bbdbbd

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do you have administrator abilities?

i.e. are you using the machine on a sub account which is probably restricted?

I'd just take it back to this bigshot who did the machine for you...sounds like he knows everything..roflmao

Other releases Get LimeWire for Your Platform - Lime Wire for the Other version you PM'd me about. Choose Other Systems. Unzip & use.

Alternatively, offline installer http://www9.limewire.com/download/LimeWireWin-full.exe