[Merged] Limewire 5 Won't open now!!

Limewire not opening?

Hey,

I just tried to open Limewire on my Mac.
However it just bounces once then does nothing.
I'm not sure why it's not opening but I tried reinstalling and nothing.

Any suggestions?

Could it have been something I have downloaded lately:
- OS X 10.5.7 (haven't opened limewire since 10.5.6)
- Java update released a couple of days
- Safari 4.0?
- Anything else - these are the only ones that I think would affect it...

Thank you in advance.

HA. same thing happened to me today. can't seem to figure it out. pretty frustrating. any ideas?

Same here...

The Java Update broke Limewire. Same thing happened to me

Limewire... WTF...

Limewire was running as it should on my unibody macbook. then after installing the safari and the latest leopard update, when I click on the limewire icon, it just wont open. Kinda crashes always. Is this a common problem??? Which are the other popular P2P programs that I can use?

I know!!! same problem for me why the hell won't it work

OP, done any system/software updates recently before it stopped working?

EDIT: By the sounds of it it's relating to the new Safari 4 update.

or possibly the new Java update?

Btw i think it was either the Safari4 or new java update that screwed it up but the older version of limewire works which is version 4.17 so OP you could try going back to that.

Pretty easy really: Open the Java Preferences (Applications -> Utilities -> Java Preferences).

In the General tab set the order to determine which Java VM is used thusly:



That's it.

Same things happening here., I do recall a Java update a few days ago, haven't done anything noteworthy since then, except for install Spotify!!!!!!

Changing the Java thing didn't work, It still doesn't open!

After I installed Safari, Limewire wouldn't connect to wherever it connects to and I hated the look of the interface, so I got FrostWire and it works better than Limewire. It's good for those situations when I have no iTunes credit left and I really want a song

Second, this is most likely due to the Safari 4 update. Major updates to Safari (ie 1 -> 2) change the whole way things work with the internet including Mail and a few other. I can't remember where I read it, but that is probably what is happening.

Shake 'n' Bake said:

Second, this is most likely due to the Safari 4 update. Major updates to Safari (ie 1 -> 2) change the whole way things work with the internet including Mail and a few other. I can't remember where I read it, but that is probably what is happening.

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No, that's not what's happening at all.

BTW, Why did the Mods merge the thread, and not shut it down?

techfreak85 said:

BTW, Why did the Mods merge the thread, and not shut it down?

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Because the thread is about Limewire not opening, not about where to download torrents or why my pirated iApp isn't working etc.

Let's keep it on topic.

limewire dosent open

why dosent my limewire open it bounces only once time and dosent open i have 10.5.7 with the newsest updates and limewire 5 or the newest one any advice

i tried opening mine for the first time in probably 3-5 months. it's doing the same thing.

reinstalled limewire to no success, rebooted to no success.

any help anyone?

I have LW 4.18 installed and it's working fine?

I have noticed that the updated Java has messed with my G4FanControl app where I can't even use it. The whole windows slides to the right outside it's window and I can't scroll .

which one?

which what? i have opened the java preferences now what do i do? says set whish java something to open thustly? i am clueless which java do i set to open thustly???? confusion

fpbecker said:

Pretty easy really: Open the Java Preferences (Applications -> Utilities -> Java Preferences).

In the General tab set the order to determine which Java VM is used thusly:

That's it.

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Explanation from fpbecker please

I agree with kazkom i am not sure what to do in The Java Preferences once I open it. Can you clarify fpbecker?

i didnt know Limewire still existed. Crazy

DL the beta, it worked for me.

http://www.limewire.com/download/releases/latest_beta