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Fixes for Limewire when LimeWire isn’t operating

30. May 2006, 12:12 Uhradmin

Here’s some points for helping to fix LimeWire if it’s not working properly. Close LimeWire before you try these things.

Try these things one by one until one works:

1. Update your Java version 1.5 (take the JRE) using the “Offline” version or for some people 1.4.2 HERE (Choose the JRE) seems to behave better in certain circumstances. Download the Java installer to your computer before installing by choosing the “Offlne” version. Don’t install it over the net.

2. Delete the LimeWire Preferences folder called .limewire (whilst LW is closed!) & found here: Windows NT 4.0 / 2000 / XP: C:/Documents And Settings/your_username/.limewire OR
Windows 98 / ME: Your .limewire folder is in “C:\My Documents” (BUT make a note of all your LW settings 1st, b/c after you delete the LW prefs folder you’ll need to reset them.) This process applies to users of 4.9.x or earlier or those who have updated to a later version than 4.9.x & are deleting their LimeWire preferences for the 1st time since updating.

3. * New name & location for preferences folder for LW 4.10 or later: For LW 4.10 or later: Delete the LW Preferences folder called limewire (whilst LimeWire is closed!) found here:
C:\Documents and Settings\*yourusername*\Application Data\limewire

Note: The Application Data folder is HIDDEN. In order to find & access it, you’ll need to turn on the show hidden files & folders option. See sample at the bottom of page to see how to find & delete the limewire preferences folder. New users of LimeWire will find their preferences here. For those who have updated from an earlier version to 4.10 or later, you will find your preferences here after having deleted your preferences in the previous location discussed in Step 2 above!

4. (This option does not apply to versions 4.4 or later!!! Smilie “Repair” LimeWire using the Add/Remove Programs utility. Go to Control Panel then Add/Remove Programs & click on Limewire on the Change/Remove button & it comes up with options and one of them is Repair. Try this. (LW must be closed & exited out of the program tray before you do this.)

WARNING: This “Repair” process will NOT work on versions of LW 4.4 or later due to different type of installer! Just as in the same way you can only uninstall LW properly from the Start menu >Programs>LimeWire>Uninstall (if that ever becomes necessary) using the later installers … or the installer itself will uninstall the new versions at the beginning of installation.

5. Right-clicking the Limewire icon and going to properties and change compatability setting to Windows 2000. (but only if you’re using Windows 2000 or later.) Somebody reported changing to Windows NT compatibility fixed their problem despite not using that operating system version.

6. Right-click on the Limewire icon on the desktop and click on Run as. Then it should come up showing the current user and then switch it over to Administrator. (but ‘only’ if you’re the admin of your comp.!)

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