Version 5.1.2 wont open

TFFlove · #1 (**permalink**) May 9th, 2009

The problem isnt the connection, it just wont open at all. After I click on the icon it shows the little loading window with the green bar and says scouring NYC for limes but after that it just closes and nothing else ever happens. No error message either. I tried doing everything on this thread but it's two years old so I guess the suggestions are dated : http://www.gnutellaforums.com/genera...open-help.html

I also tried the version 5 help but none of that works because I cant get to limewire to acess "options" or whatever I need to. It worked for about 5 days after I downloaded before this happened. I'm new to all this so any help would be appreciated. =)

Lord of the Rings · #2 (**permalink**) May 9th, 2009

Reinstall cleanly using this technique: http://www.gnutellaforums.com/333278-post2.html
That means removing all Java, LW, cleaning the system & reinstalling each using the offline installers. If still problems, you will need to tell us a bit more about your set up. I presume you are using windows & not mac or linux lol

You can try changing the compatibility mode to XP or windows 2000/NT & setting to run as admin. These are things which sometimes fix things like this. But there might be a problem with the java on your system at present. Java is well known for corrupt installations over the internet. That's why offline installations are much more reliable.

Yours is an installation problem. I'll move it to that section.

TFFlove · #3 (**permalink**) May 12th, 2009

Thanks for the help =)
I feel kinda stupid for asking this but I'm not good with computers. How do I download without installing? I usually just install right away.

Lord of the Rings · #4 (**permalink**) May 12th, 2009

are you able to download this version http://www9.limewire.com/download/LimeWireWin-full.exe

TFFlove · #5 (**permalink**) May 12th, 2009

I downloaded it but it has the same problems as before

Lord of the Rings · #6 (**permalink**) May 12th, 2009

Try steps 3, 5 & 6 here Fixes for Limewire (click on blue link)

Try them one by one starting with point #3 (deleting LW preferences.)

Oh the sample image for point #3 is here http://www.gnutellaforums.com/window...tml#post183932

BTW do you have Alcohol on your computer? Or have you made any changes to your video card settings, or installed anything recently before these problems started to happen?