i cant open limewire - help please!!
 

Hi everyone!!

i've just got myself a new laptop a few weeks ago and i downloaded limewire and used it once that evening and it was working beautifully. since i shut down my laptop, limewire has not been opening properly, i get the initial start up box but it gets stuck at 12% and then doesnt move. i have to stop it in task manager.

i've tried uninstalling and reinstalling it several times on a few different days. as far as i can see i've done the same as i did in the first instance.

i'm not very knowledgable about anti virus/spyware/firewalls but i think i've set them all so limewire is allowed

I'm getting really frustrated with it!! Help!!!

I'm guessing because it's a new laptop you have Vista ??

If you do follow these steps they have worked for many..
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/287748-post5.html

thanks
 

Thank you so much - the link you forwarded worked beautifully!!

thanks again!! :xeri_ok1ani:

Limewire - Is it vista compatible
 

I have exactly the same problem as above - previously tried v 4.14.8 and now v4.14.10 but exactly the same problem exists in that release despite me being told that v4.14.10 was fully vista compatible - any thoughts please

now read the "saved folder" message and it solved the problem - thanks

Did you try the fix in the link I provided in the above post ??
If you did and had no success, try these fixes...

Try uninstalling all versions of Java from the add/remove programs and then re-install the JRE 5.11 offline version....
Archive: Download Java 2 Platform Standard Edition (J2SE) 5.0 Update 11

Try deleting your preference folder/s...This will reset your configurations back to default and get rid of any corruption that may of happened...;)
Fixes for Limewire when LW isn't operating as it should
LimeWire Pref Folder in Vista

If you still have no luck could you supply these details please...
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/connec...-you-post.html

For about a week I couldn't connect--my firewall blocked it. Suddenly tonight it's working. What's up?

Who would know with this program, it really does have a mind of it's own...;)