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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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![]() 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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