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Problem with LIMEWIRE

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linelogan
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anyone out there notice that some songs that you try to download automatically take you to artistdirect.com when you click on them... and none of the downloads on the page work... if anyone knows whats with that or if it happens to them post back
Jul 17 2006 3:09PM
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leckett1
Posts: 6476 - Karma: 294
never happened to me. get limewire pro. download it off limewire
Jul 17 2006 3:10PM
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kingarthurs
Posts: 1126 - Karma: 10
yea, some things on limewore are sponsored results or contain viruses
Jul 17 2006 3:10PM
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linelogan
Posts: 132 - Karma: 10
thats funny that you can get limewire pro off limewire.. hahaha
Jul 17 2006 3:10PM
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Greenish
Posts: 2047 - Karma: 367
never happened to me either. don't click on the stuff that says "sponsored result"
Jul 17 2006 3:12PM
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garrett.
Posts: 9304 - Karma: 3,670
howed u do that, nuthing came up when i searched limewire pro
Jul 17 2006 3:15PM
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garrett.
Posts: 9304 - Karma: 3,670
nevermind
Jul 17 2006 3:16PM
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Greenish
Posts: 2047 - Karma: 367
you were prolly on music
Jul 17 2006 3:17PM
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leckett1
Posts: 6476 - Karma: 294
lol. yea just install it normally. its not much different, just all your connections are turbo charged and things seem to download slightly faster
Jul 17 2006 3:18PM
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Benzoate
Posts: 350 - Karma: 10
before you download the song check the tag and it says if it will redirect you to a web site or not
Jul 17 2006 3:18PM
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Greenish
Posts: 2047 - Karma: 367
that's sick, i jus dled it. haha, i never thought of that.
Jul 17 2006 3:21PM
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iLLbiLLy
Posts: 2865 - Karma: 2,631
thats because you not accualy downloading the song but a media link... most of that shit is viruses i wouldnt recommend doing that 2 often... and dont waste money on pro.. its the same thing
Jul 17 2006 3:24PM
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chillonhill
Posts: 1314 - Karma: 125
they are all the ones that are 134.4 K 102 sources ect
just don't take those ones.
Jul 17 2006 4:09PM
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mothaeast
Posts: 2923 - Karma: 13
Limewire is just sketchy over all... if you use it, dont get any programs like games or other apps, probably 90% of them have spyware or adaware stuff.
Jul 17 2006 4:34PM
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hk_
Posts: 1403 - Karma: 12
Stop downloading that gay porn and itll be allright
Jul 17 2006 4:59PM
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B.L.A.K.E
Posts: 932 - Karma: 27
use torrents not limewire, wwwaayyy better.
Jul 17 2006 11:50PM
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ThaLorax
Posts: 21083 - Karma: 8,455
How do those work? I've always wondered.  Isn't it if you don't know how to use them right you can fuck your computer (metaphorically of course)?
Jul 18 2006 12:04AM
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nichole
Posts: 834 - Karma: 5
did you pay for limewire pro?
Jul 18 2006 12:20AM
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Mat.
Posts: 7167 - Karma: 94
^ no because you just have to pay to be able to gain access to using it, so someone did that and then just hosted all the program and its files on limewire.
so now you can download it scott free.
Jul 18 2006 3:16AM
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Andre.B
Posts: 1638 - Karma: 155
haha yeah i did that. pro is heeps faster. but yeah those links have been coming up lately, its gay as
Jul 18 2006 3:35AM
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dowalibeast
Posts: 3339 - Karma: 207
dont download the songs that are under two thousand kb in size. when they are like 134.6 kb in size its obviously not something you want to get. and quit being a dumbass logan. when i return i shall teach you the ways.
Jul 18 2006 4:36AM
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nichole
Posts: 834 - Karma: 5
so just download the program and that's it?
Jul 18 2006 5:24PM
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Ceru
Posts: 1879 - Karma: 101
yeah it does that for me too, just forget about that cetain download, and pick another one
Jul 18 2006 5:50PM
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Andre.B
Posts: 1638 - Karma: 155
yeah just download and install
Jul 18 2006 6:39PM
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potatofarmer
Posts: 2020 - Karma: 13
hasnt happened to me
Jul 18 2006 8:52PM
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nichole
Posts: 834 - Karma: 5
I'm sorry I'm really an idiot when it comes to this type of stuff... but what kind of file is Limewire Pro going to be in? I searched it under all files and i saw a lot of preview files and i don't know which one to use
Jul 18 2006 10:10PM
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Mezmerize19
Posts: 6475 - Karma: 18
Programs.

Ive gotten it to redirest me to Napster.com. But who was it a while ago when there was another thread like this who said was it a Metallica song? That made me laugh so hard
Jul 18 2006 10:12PM
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nichole
Posts: 834 - Karma: 5
ok, but what will it say and what type of program? jar??
Jul 18 2006 10:14PM
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leckett1
Posts: 6476 - Karma: 294
no it shouldnt be .jar that seems like a virus to me. .jar is a javascript program. look for one thats .exe. the file size should be around 18 000kb
Jul 18 2006 10:28PM
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Mezmerize19
Posts: 6475 - Karma: 18
Okay im going to go step by step into this with you:

Click the programs tab

In name type in limewrire pro

MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A DAMN GOOD VIRUS PROTECTER!Because a lot of programs are wrapped in trojans. I have Symantic Corporate edition and it has saved me so many times

Look intill you see Limewire PRO! Not Limewire because that is what you already have. Most likely its going to be in a Zip file.

Download it, and wait.

Now when its done double click it it will open the zip. Unzip it and make sure your anti virus is on.

If its good then your anti virus wont say anything and you are free to install it as you would with any program.

Have fun Pirating!



Jul 18 2006 10:30PM
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leckett1
Posts: 6476 - Karma: 294
its not in a zip file. and take caution with zip files theres often hidden trojans in them. the one i got was the actual setup executable. it was titled LimeWirePro6.0.exe or something like that. it was sized at ~18 000kb. get that one if you can find it.
Jul 18 2006 10:31PM
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Mezmerize19
Posts: 6475 - Karma: 18
I got mine in a zip
Jul 18 2006 10:36PM
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leckett1
Posts: 6476 - Karma: 294
sketchy
Jul 18 2006 10:37PM
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nichole
Posts: 834 - Karma: 5
awesome... sorry but one more question... i have a mac and the zip drive didn't work so well so i trashed the program... will a dmg work well?
Jul 18 2006 10:38PM
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leckett1
Posts: 6476 - Karma: 294
dmg what the hell is that? sounds like a file extension to me. dont take anything that isnt zip or exe. seriously take an .exe if you can and MAKE SURE its ~18 000kb.
Jul 18 2006 10:43PM
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Mezmerize19
Posts: 6475 - Karma: 18
Yeah I know WTF is DMg?

And you have a mac? Cant help you there
Jul 18 2006 10:46PM
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nichole
Posts: 834 - Karma: 5
nope this is working like a pro... nm... got it all worked out, the dmg program is fine and it was an upgrade to pro at 6'000 kb
Jul 18 2006 10:47PM
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leckett1
Posts: 6476 - Karma: 294
this is a dmg file...

http://filext.com/detaillist.php?extdetail=dmg

seems legit, but take caution for trojans
Jul 18 2006 10:52PM
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