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Old August 29th, 2005
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I recently updated LimeWire 4.8.1 to 4.9.28 and now I can't get on line. No matter what I do I keep getting the same massage. " LimeWire is unable to initialize and start. This is usually due to a firewall program blocking LimeWire's access to the internet or a loopback connection on the local machine. Please allow LimeWire access to the Internet and restart LimeWire." I have tried every thing that they recommend on the web site, such as putting Gnutella in the EXCEPTIONS LIST. I have even turned off Windows XP Firewall. Nothing I do seems to help. When I click on LimeWire I get the same message. Thank You

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Can you give us a total desciption of your set up:
1. OS version? (eg: Windows 98)
2. What firewalls you have?
3. How much ram?
4. Hard Disk space available?
5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.)
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers?
7. Where are you trying to connect from (home, school, work, etc.)?
8. What version of Limewire (LW) & Java do you have? (Go to LW's menu Help>About LW...) Will show both LW & Java version.
9. Who is your isp provider?
10. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up.
11. Do this simple test for us. Using your browser go here: http://www3.limewire.com:6346/ The page should say 'Your test worked!'. What happens when you go there?

(I have a suspicion it has something to do with a bug in the UPnP function in the LW 4.9.x versions.)
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Can you give us a total desciption of your set up:
1. OS version? (eg: Windows 98)
1 A. Windows XP Home Edition.

2. What firewalls you have?
2 A. As far as I know, I only have the one that comes with XP service pack 2.

3. How much ram?
3 A. 512 MB

4. Hard Disk space available?
4 A. 55GB available, 80GB total.

5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.)
5 A. Broadband.

6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers?
6 A. Motorola SB 4101 Surf Board Cable Modem.

7. Where are you trying to connect from (home, school, work, etc.)?
7 A. Home.

8. What version of Limewire (LW) & Java do you have? (Go to LW's menu Help>About LW...) Will show both LW & Java version.
8 A. I can't connect to LW, but icon on desk top shows 4.9.28. Java shows J2SE Runtime Environment 5.0 update 4 version 1.5.0.40.

9. Who is your isp provider?
9 A. Charter Communication Pipeline. I also run the AOL brower.

10. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up.
10 A. I have one other computer networked with this one. Running through a Linksys Wireless G broadband router model WRT 54G, but have only installed LimeWire on this one. LimeWire worked just great before I UPDATED from 4.8.1. I can't ever restore back to earlier date and get the older version to work.

11. Do this simple test for us. Using your browser go here: http://www3.limewire.com:6346/ The page should say 'Your test worked!'. What happens when you go there?
11 A. Your test worked is the only think on the page.

I hope this doesn't cause you too much reading, but I figured that it was the best way to answer you question. Thank You

(I have a suspicion it has something to do with a bug in the UPnP function in the LW 4.9.x versions.)
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XP SP2 reduces simultaneous connections. A patch can fix it. http://mitglied.lycos.de/lvllord/download-mirror.htm
However, a recent M$ update has caused a lot of people problems & still is. Check your OS settings & registry changes. The M$ update might have reset or changed some of your settings. Also recheck your firewall.
Configure your firewall so it allows LW full access (advisable not to have 2 active firewalls b/c they can interfere with each other); Firewall configuration instructions (click on link)
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Didn't help: I went to the web site you give me, downloaded and installed the patch and rebooted. Still got the same message. I had already followed the instructions on configuring my Firewall to allow LimeWire access to the Internet, but I went through that again. I went to the exceptions list, delete Gnutella and LimeWire, then reconfigured them again. That didn't help either. Still got the same message. Guess I'll just have to wait until they get the bugs worked out or see if I can find someone who still has the 4.8.1 version and get a copy of it to install. If you can think of anything else that might work, I'll be happy to try it. Thank You.

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Did You configure your router for LimeWire. It has a hardware firewall.
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Thanks for the responce. Yes, at first I had it set on "Prompt me" but changed it to "Always allow". That didn't help either. I have even turned the Firewall off and hooked this computer up direct. (Bypassing the Router). That didn't help either. I'm about ready to give up on it. Odd that the 4.8.1 worked great. Maybe someone will come up with a fix. Thank You.
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