Limewire not working? (no search results)
 

I have been successfully using Limewire for sometime with no problems. A couple of days ago it was working fine. Today, the search feature does not return anything on a variety of songs/artists. Is there a problem?

exactly same behavior for me...
No reply from any one?

I finally re-installed LW and it works. I was not getting "connection" bars at the bottom left hand portion of the page. Also, I temporarily disabled my firewall. One or both worked for me. I logged in today and it was slow to connect but did finally connect.

Good Luck!

4.16.6

mine doesnt work either it worked fine couple of days ago but when i search for songs there are no results and its pissing me off :mad:
does anyone know the solution????

Is your LW connected properly (all green/blue connection bars)? If LW's connected, try the fixes below.

1. In LW go tools > options > searching > basic & check whether the 'show license warning' box is ticked. If it does, untick it > Apply > ok...see if that makes any difference.

2. Problems with the search

3. Delete LW's preferences folder when LW's properly closed. See point 3 here & also point 2 if you've used older versions of LW in the past (there could be a folder in either location).
Fixes for LimeWire
This will change all of your settings within LW's options, you'll have to go back through afterwards & reset things to the way you like them.
Vista users: LimeWire Pref Folder in Vista

If LW's not connected, try the fixes here.
If LW Will Not Connect
If nothing there helps, post back with your system details:)

thanks for the reply but i fixed my LM right after i wrote the message
thanks for your time to write the reply :rolleyes_2:

TR April, what did you do to fix it?

I just fixed it (temporarlily ?) by unchecking "connect at startup"... Looks like a bug, doesn't it?

Hiya !

Fact is, there are almost NO programs that you want to have 'start' or 'launch' on Startup !!!

'Protection programs', yes...
Auto-connect to the internet ? NO
Auto-start ANY programs that need an internet connection to load properly ? NO (Accept for protection apps)

Think about this...
You start your computer - Operating System starts to load...
That does NOT mean that your OS has FINISHED loading before >

Some applications start trying to connect in order to perform auto-updates...
A p2p 'client' starts up and tries to connect to hosts...
Same p2p client also tries to start incompleted downloads...
MAYBE your anti-virus/firewall program(s) have started by now... MAYBE NOT...
There is a LOT MORE stuff going on, believe it !
No matter what your desktop may look like after 30 seconds or a minute, you need to wait... Wait at least 3 minutes after starting or restarting... At least !
Then you can use your machine... NOT before !

Boring, huh ?
So is having to deal with viruses and maybe having to do a CHKDSK routine using your original Windows Install disk !
Blue Screen Of Death (BSOD) is a common event for those who allow auto-start and auto-connect junk to run on their machines !

NEVER enable 'Connect On Startup' or 'Load On Startup' with ANY filesharing program ! ;)

It is an absurdity that such an option is even offered... :shoot: