i tried all the fixes mentioned here but couldn't get LW to start
i get this error message

LimeWire version 4.9.23
Java version 1.5.0_05 from Sun Microsystems Inc.
Windows 2000 v. 5.0 on x86
Free/total memory: 2790640/4128768

java.lang.RuntimeException: could not create preferences directory: C:\Documents and Settings\%fallenangel\.limewire
at com.limegroup.gnutella.util.CommonUtils.getUserSet tingsDir(CommonUtils.java:774)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.Initializer.initialize( Initializer.java:91)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.GUILoader.load(GUILoade r.java:41)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Nativ e Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknow n Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Un known Source)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.Main.main(Main.java:44)

STARTUP ERROR!