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Old April 27th, 2008
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G'day to all

I recently bought lw pro 4 weeks ago and cannot launch program. I double click on icon and nothing happens. I was in touch with support for 2 weeks and we tried many many things. It now been two weeks with no replies. Very frustrating. I had a previous version and have not encounted anything like this. I am running java 5.0.10, Windows XP. Below is what SUPPORT told me to do. I have done so and yet no luck.
Please help - am getting very frustrated


Please do the following in order to perform a clean reinstallation of
>> LimeWire PRO:
>>
>> 1 - Completely shut down LimeWire, including in the taskbar and
>> system tray (the system tray is located in the bottom-right corner of
>> the screen, usually next to the time).
>>
>> 2 - Uninstall all previous installations of LimeWire and Java Runtime
>> Environment from Add/Remove programs (go to: Start > Settings >
>> Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs).
>>
>> 3 - Delete all LimeWire icons and installers from your computer (you
>> may find some on your desktop).
>>
>> 4 - Right-click the Start menu, then select Explore. Using the
>> folder tree on the left side, navigate to the following directories,
>> and delete them where found (you can right-click the folder and
>> select
>> Delete):
>> C:\Documents and Settings\(username)\Application Data\LimeWire
>> (where username is the name you use to log on to Windows)
>> C:\Documents and Settings\(username)\Incomplete (this will delete
>> any partial downloads that were in progress)
>> C:\Documents and Settings\(username)\.limewire
>> C:\Program Files\LimeWire
>> NOTE: If you can't find these folders, go to Tools > Folder Options
>> > View, then select Show Hidden Files.
>>
>> 5 - Restart your computer.
>>
>> 6 - Visit:
>> http://java.sun.com/products/archive/j2se/5.0_10/index.html
>> and download the JRE (not the JDK), Windows Offline Installation
>>
>> 7 - Go back to the PRO download page, using the download link that
>> was emailed to you on the date of your purchase, and download the
>> Windows installer. Save
>> the LimeWire PRO installer to your desktop, and then double-click
>> on the file, to install the program onto your computer.
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See whether anything here helps (sorry if it seems like repeating yourself)...

Try updating your Java for the latest JRE update (JRE 6 update 6): Java SE Downloads
Download the JRE offline installer & remove any other Java versions before installing this one.

Try deleting LW's preferences folder again 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 options, you'll have to go back through afterwards & reset things. If you're not sure of your settings, go through LW's tools > options & write them all down, so that you can reset things later.

If that doesn't help, right click on the LW icon > properties > compatibility. Try running in compatibility mode for Win 2000 or NT.

Do you have Alcohol software installed? If so, look here.
LW starts then close, log: resolve_virtual_call

Last edited by birdy; April 28th, 2008 at 12:24 AM.
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Old April 28th, 2008
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THANK YOU soooo Much Birdy.

I changed the compatibility mode to win 2000 and i finally launched and used LW pro. Its good to know that there are people like yourself out there willing to help those who have problems. I now know where to ask if i have another issue.

Once again - Thanks
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Old April 28th, 2008
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I cannot install my limewire pro please help me get started!!!!
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