how do you chat
 

how do you chat? i clicked chat and nothing happened.

You might have to wait for a few seconds but the window will come up. I hope that helps.:)

Can't Initiate chat...
 

I've been trying to chat for 3 weeks...I receive the chats...can respond. But whenever I click on the chat button, nothing happens.

Do you have the latest version of Limewire? its 2.5.5

Hello!

To chat do the following:

In the search result field (Or in the download field if you are downloading from that host) highlight that file and click the Chat Button a couple of times then wait a few seconds and the window will appear if that host is currently chattable.The Happy faces just indicates that that person are usin a LimeWire client that are chat capable not actually that it is in reality chattable.If you cannot chatt with someone it is probably one of the following reasons why:


1.Out of Bandwith to initiate a connection due to too many people downloading from him/her.

2.He/She has disabled chat in LimeWire but in the search result field that persons file will still have a happy face symbol due to the fact that every person that are using LimeWire 1.8X are potentionally chattable and will be listed with a happy face.Why do some people turn it off?.Well I initially thought of doing so myself because I was affraid of getting framed by some company or agency who migh be obtaining some evidence that it is Acctually me who is sharing the files and not someone else.So when using that function be very carefull to what questions you are beeing asked.Never respond to a question like this "What is your name?",I just downloade this and that file what else do you have to offer?" etc.It could be the RIAA!

And also some people just find it annoying and have turned it off for that reason.

My own experience is that about 1 out of 4 happy face results is actually chattable.