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Jaejae September 7th, 2007 03:58 AM

LimeWire Quits as soon as it starts.
 
I had been using LW (I forget which version) on XP Pro without a worry about a year ago, and have since installed XP MCE 2005.
I Figured I would get LW again, so I downloaded the newest one, installed jre-1_5_0_11, then installed LW, it went fine.
When I started it, it would show the splash screen, load successfully, show the main page, then immediately quit, leaving an icon in the tray which would disappear if I hovered the mouse over it.

The same thing happens with FrostWire aswell.
I have gone into the application data folder and deleted the LW folder, but it still quits when I try to start it.

I have spent about an hour looking on these forums for a solution, so this really is a last ditch effort.
Thanks in advance for any help you guys may be able to offer.

Edit: My pc specs are as follows:
CPU: AMD Athlon64 3500+ @~2.2GHZ
RAM: 512mb DDR2
GFX: nVidia 7300GS
Router: D-Link DSL-G604T

birdy September 7th, 2007 04:23 AM

Do you have other Java versions still on your computer (besides the 1.5.0_11)? If you do, remove the other versions.

Have you used older versions of LW in the past? You could have a preferences folder in the old location of C:\Documents and Settings\your username\.limewire...if you have that .limewire folder then delete it.

Try changing compatibility. Right click on the LW icon on your desktop > properties > compatibility. Run in compatibility mode for Win 2000 or NT.
:)

Jaejae September 7th, 2007 04:28 AM

Nah I uninstalled all other versions of Java first, and I haven't used any other versions of LW before on this computer.
Tried running in all the available compatibility modes, still not working.

birdy September 7th, 2007 04:35 AM

Uninstall LW (start > all progs > LW & use the uninstall option there). Reboot & then use the computer's search to look for all files & folders with limewire in the name, delete whatever you find.

Now reinstall LW & make sure to use the offline installer (when you click to download & the dialog box pops up, cancel that & use the option to download the offline installer).

Do you have an old LW installer somewhere, to check whether an older version works properly?

Jaejae September 7th, 2007 04:39 AM

Have done all of the above, except trying an older installer, I don't happen to have one,is there an archive where I could get one?


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