Ok ...I have put my head together with another forum member and we have come up with this...

Try unistalling limewire and installing the Beta version http://www7.limewire.com/beta/LimeWireWin.exe it's an excellent version I use it myself...

Now download the VLC media player http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ it's an excellent media player....
Make the VLC player your default player...
Go to your shared folder (outside of Limewire) you will find this folder by clicking on one of your files in your LW library and clicking explore...

Right click on one of your movie files
Select open with
Select choose program
select VLC
and tick the box that says always use this program to open this file type
Select OK

You also might want to do it with your MP3 files as well ( I use itunes)...

Now go and try to open a movie file with the VLC player and an MP3 file with itunes and see if you still get the error message...

it wont let me download vlp the bar asks if it can download (security bar) and i check download file the box pos up to down load but there is nothing typed in the box to download or to check ok to star downlod???? why does eveything have to be difficult for me? by the way i downloaded the limewirepro beta version tonight thinking that may help but NOT... oh by the way it asks me questions under bitrate what is that i dont know what that means so i just left it the way it was when it downloaded. do you think i need to go back to an older version of java maybe and if so which do you suggest i try that you think may help? sorry to be such a pest i really appreciate all of your help and patience.

You poor thing you really are having a hard time with this and thankyou for your patience and trying all the different solutions we come up with...Many would of abused us by now...:rolleyes_2:

Ok let's start from scratch...Can you supply these details please, so we know exactly what we are dealing with here...
System details - help us to help you

i have a dell comp with windows xp media center2005 edition just purchased new in august. windows firewall dsl with modem only have home comp and do not share with any other comps have lw pro 4.12.11 java 1,5,0,11 but tonight i upgraded to limwire beta thoought that might help but it didnt i think its 4.13? my isp provider is verizon i did the test and it said your test worked i have no other computers i am 2 yr experienced limwire user and no problems until now and yes i do have the brick wall at the bottom of the download page towards the left of the screen if thats what you are referring to. that is all the answers to the list of questions that i know the answers to to tell you . hope this helps. by the way i think you are all very nice to help us out and some of these posts bacjk to you dear people just trying to help i think are just downright mean and rude let them walk a mile in your shoes huh?? god bless you all!

Can you also tell me what security you are running...
ie Antivirus and spyware programs...
Also if you have a look under your modem you will see the make and model number for it, can I have this info as well please...

Did you change or add any software to your computer just before you noticed this error occuring...

norton systemworks the modem is a westell model 6100

Ok maybe Norton is stopping something, well I think it is when you are trying to install the VLC player....
Can you just try disabling it and then try to download the VLC player and install it...
I really think this whole problem lies within the current player you are using...

Oh and you have a Nat firewall in your modem, but we will get to that bit soon...:D

Hi goodws1, found this WonderingWhy
verizon has been mentioned by Lotr in #14/#15 of this link, Lotr says not confirmed.
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...threadid=33712

And #20 Here.
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...hlight=verizon
Just for your concidertion, a poss.
Peace.