Vista - Windows Vista Help

I have just recently purchased a computer with windows Vista installed onit.
However I am trying to download applications I previously had on my old PC
like Limewire and I am unable to do so.

It say's that's it trying to connect but it never does and I left it up and
running for quite awhile. As it being a new PC I am sure it has nothing to
do with the pc, I am thinking more along the lines of Limewire not being
compatible with Vista.

Can someone please help it is is actually compatible and I just need to
download something else?

Being able to download or not has nothing to do with program
compatibility. Are you able to browse websites? Did you have
*any* program download successes? If downloads fail with Internet
Explorer, have you tried downloading with an alternate browser
such as Mozilla Firefox?

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Gary VanderMolen


"teeni187" <teeni187@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:2E2D1D4C-A9F5-4F23-B874-F9F86B8BA57B@microsoft.com...
>I have just recently purchased a computer with windows Vista installed onit.
> However I am trying to download applications I previously had on my old PC
> like Limewire and I am unable to do so.
>
> It say's that's it trying to connect but it never does and I left it up and
> running for quite awhile. As it being a new PC I am sure it has nothing to
> do with the pc, I am thinking more along the lines of Limewire not being
> compatible with Vista.
>
> Can someone please help it is is actually compatible and I just need to
> download something else?

Yes I am able to brose websites, I have also had other download success as
well, it is just with the Limewire I am really having an issue with. So I am
not sure if it not compatible with Vista with it being a new OS and all I am
not sure.

Please excuse my lack of knowledge on the situation. It allows me to
download thet program itself. I just says that it cannot connect that's all..

"Gary VanderMolen" wrote:

> Being able to download or not has nothing to do with program
> compatibility. Are you able to browse websites? Did you have
> *any* program download successes? If downloads fail with Internet
> Explorer, have you tried downloading with an alternate browser
> such as Mozilla Firefox?
>
> --
>
> Gary VanderMolen
>
>
> "teeni187" <teeni187@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:2E2D1D4C-A9F5-4F23-B874-F9F86B8BA57B@microsoft.com...
> >I have just recently purchased a computer with windows Vista installed onit.
> > However I am trying to download applications I previously had on my old PC
> > like Limewire and I am unable to do so.
> >
> > It say's that's it trying to connect but it never does and I left it up and
> > running for quite awhile. As it being a new PC I am sure it has nothing to
> > do with the pc, I am thinking more along the lines of Limewire not being
> > compatible with Vista.
> >
> > Can someone please help it is is actually compatible and I just need to
> > download something else?

As a test, I just downloaded Limewire Basic from the URL
http://www.limewire.com/english/cont...oadfree2.shtml
without any problems. Not sure why you are having difficulty.
The only suggestion I can think of is to try it with an alternate
browser such as Mozilla Firefox.

Gary VanderMolen


"teeni187" <teeni187@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:9424B935-7C00-443C-B6C9-B5FB6FF7BFB7@microsoft.com...
> Yes I am able to brose websites, I have also had other download success as
> well, it is just with the Limewire I am really having an issue with. So I am
> not sure if it not compatible with Vista with it being a new OS and all I am
> not sure.
>
> Please excuse my lack of knowledge on the situation. It allows me to
> download thet program itself. I just says that it cannot connect that's all..
>
> "Gary VanderMolen" wrote:
>
>> Being able to download or not has nothing to do with program
>> compatibility. Are you able to browse websites? Did you have
>> *any* program download successes? If downloads fail with Internet
>> Explorer, have you tried downloading with an alternate browser
>> such as Mozilla Firefox?
>>
>> --
>>
>> Gary VanderMolen
>>
>>
>> "teeni187" <teeni187@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:2E2D1D4C-A9F5-4F23-B874-F9F86B8BA57B@microsoft.com...
>> >I have just recently purchased a computer with windows Vista installed onit.
>> > However I am trying to download applications I previously had on my old PC
>> > like Limewire and I am unable to do so.
>> >
>> > It say's that's it trying to connect but it never does and I left it up and
>> > running for quite awhile. As it being a new PC I am sure it has nothing to
>> > do with the pc, I am thinking more along the lines of Limewire not being
>> > compatible with Vista.
>> >
>> > Can someone please help it is is actually compatible and I just need to
>> > download something else?

I am having similar problems. Just bought a new Dell laptop with
Windows Vista Home Premium on it. I'm having problems downloading sw
such as Limewire, and also with Skype - I can download it but once I
try to connect I lose my internet connection, which is what happens
when I try to download Limewire. I'm also having problems with the
software for my camera and blackberry. Any ideas?

Thanks.

Karen

I just purchased a laptop with Vista Home Premium. My sidebar has no gadgets
(it did at first) and says that none are installed. When I click on some
Control Panel icons such as personlization it does not open. Any suggestions?

thanks

Kurt