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I have limewire on my computer, and it only works on some days. For example, on Monday I may try to open it and it simply givs me a te hourglass real quick and nothing happens. Then, on Wednesday, I try to open it and it works perfectly. Why does it act so day-to-day, and do you know how I can fix it? (link)
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You're not going to like my answer but LimeWire is the problem.
Internet P2P apps is the category LimeWire, and the many other associated programs (BearShare, Morpheus, FrostWire, Kazaa, WinMX, etc.) fall into. P2P apps are THE leading cause of virus and spyware infections.
Previously in my line of work, we would see 15+ computers per day (from kids in high school to grand parents who let their grand kids use their PC for anything) that would end up paying $199+ to get their virus or spyware infection fixed because of using P2P apps.
You need to either a.) get professional help or b.) restore your computer back to factory condition. Professional help costs alot when it comes to virus/spyware infections, but you can typically keep your settings and data intact. Restoring your computer to it's orginial factory condition is relatively easy (granted you have the original discs) but you lose EVERYTHING, including the infections.
Now, depending on the type of PC you have, such as a retail brand (HP, Compaq, Dell, etc.), you should have restore discs. But newer model PC's have a seperate partition, or seperate section set aside as virtual restore discs, that can help you but could also cause the infection to come right back. You need to perform a destructive restore that also rebuilds that partition if their is one there. If you have the discs, just select "perform a destructive restore" in the options. It'll say something to that effect.
If you need help, contact the manufacturer and they will typically walk you through the basics of a restore. If not, contact your local techy guys. But the bottom line is, you always get what you pay for, and the songs or whatver you've been downloading have seemed like they are free, but there's always ALWAYS a catch. And you definately are starting to catch it.
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