im trying to download songs from limewire and i cant cuz it says im offline...even though im not. why does it say that? by the way...im not using itunes now...if that has to do anything with it. also, i formatted my computer and reinstalled limewire again. i installed it normally so i dont know if this has to do with it too. before the format though i could download music perfectly fine (i had itunes then). what can i do to fix it????
2006-12-31 01:01:32 · 8 answers · asked by Joey G 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
Limewire sux, I've tried it...
I'm on bearshare & it's really awesome.
www.bearshare.com
check it out.
2006-12-31 01:10:54 · answer #1 · answered by CupCake 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LimeWire is pretty virus-laden so I would suggest you get out of the habit of using that program. the viruses in that program are horrendous. it's probably telling you that you're offline becuase of a virus or a trojan desguised as a song, and boom, instant virus.
as far as your formatting your computer, you might have to reinstall your Windows XP a couple times to really get rid of a virus. sometimes the virus just stays in your computer or one of your files that you've already downloaded and backed up.
Re-Install XP, and scan your back up drive if you have one and be careful of what you download on LimeWire, they are monitoring who's downloading from that program nowadays
2006-12-31 09:07:39 · answer #2 · answered by puertorock882003 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You must have your's somehow linked to the internet, Hm? But, then again, we downloaded ours from online.... Altho, when we first turn on the computer "ours" has its own icon, besides the internet.... Try somehow downloading it to where it gets its own icon..... Then go from there... You know about the right clicks, once you've downloaded the songs? And "Stop Sharing" once their in the library? Well, somehow you definately need to get it, to where its accessible on its own, with its own icon..... Good-Luck, oh "And A Happy New Year To You & Yours!!!" Smile, it'll all work, out.... I just wish I knew someone who knew something about Epson Printers, mine wont turn on right, after I put new ink in it..... But I dont want to lose points asking a question, however, I may end up having too, when I go back to school ... Anyway you have a nice day.....
2006-12-31 09:14:37 · answer #3 · answered by Hmg♥Brd 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
- It could be that you're behind a firewall. Disable your WinXP firewall and any other firewalls in your software or router. Disabling the firewall is simple, just look it up.
- Your ISP might be detecting that you're using filesharing software and disabling it. It's called traffic shaping. It's more common in major ISPs these days. If you lookup "traffic shaping" and your ISP name you can find out. Not much you can do about it, although with Bittorrent you can encrypt your traffic...see the next point.
- One thing you might want to consider is uninstalling LW and installing LW Pro. You can get LW Pro as a Bittorrent file (if you don't use Bittorrent, it's a million times better than LW) or you can often download LW Pro through LW itself. It's faster and has no spyware.
Good luck.
2006-12-31 09:14:43 · answer #4 · answered by Skippy the Magical Racegoat 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So..
I was looking for a free download of LimeWire I found it here http://j.mp/1lOKpvK
Try it out
Cheers.
2014-08-11 20:23:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
To be honest with u I think u should ditch Lime and get Frostwire,it looks exactly like Lime pro but better and I believe it's safer . I just got it last night and allready deleted lime.
OH Yeah and its totally free they ask for
a donation but you can say no.
2006-12-31 09:11:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
check the settings to see if its trying to access the internet in a different way then you are connected or if its set to use a proxy server or not.
2006-12-31 09:05:18 · answer #7 · answered by Helping Since 1969 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋